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underinsulate

underinsulate verb: to insulate insufficiently.

Verb

underinsulate (third-person singular simple present underinsulates, present participle underinsulating, simple past and past participle underinsulated)

  1. To insulate insufficiently
    • “Most homes are underinsulated in this country,” Mr. Kraeutler said.2009 January 23, Billie Cohen, “Work Now, Loaf Later”, in New York Times

Forms of underinsulate

third-person singular presentunderinsulates
present participleunderinsulating
past participleunderinsulated
pastunderinsulated

Origin of underinsulate

From under- + insulate.

Words formed from underinsulate

  • underinsulation

Questions about underinsulate

What does underinsulate mean?
Underinsulate means to insulate insufficiently.
What part of speech is underinsulate?
Underinsulate is a verb.
What is the past tense of underinsulate?
The past tense of underinsulate is underinsulated.

Words near underinsulate in the dictionary

  1. underinformative
  2. underinformed
  3. underinspired
  4. underinstruct
  5. underinstrumented
  6. underinsulate
  7. underinsulated
  8. underinsulates
  9. underinsulating
  10. underinsurance
  11. underinsure

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