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underinsure

underinsure verb: to insure insufficiently.

Verb

underinsure (third-person singular simple present underinsures, present participle underinsuring, simple past and past participle underinsured)

  1. To insure insufficiently.
    • Since the house was underinsured, we couldn't afford to replace most of the furniture after the fire.

Forms of underinsure

third-person singular presentunderinsures
present participleunderinsuring
past participleunderinsured
pastunderinsured

Origin of underinsure

From under- + insure.

Questions about underinsure

What does underinsure mean?
Underinsure means to insure insufficiently.
What part of speech is underinsure?
Underinsure is a verb.
What is the past tense of underinsure?
The past tense of underinsure is underinsured.

Words near underinsure in the dictionary

  1. underinsulate
  2. underinsulated
  3. underinsulates
  4. underinsulating
  5. underinsurance
  6. underinsure
  7. underinsured
  8. underinsureds
  9. underinsures
  10. underinsuring
  11. underinterpretation

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