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underwrite

verbCommon GRE wordMore U words

to support or finance an undertaking, accepting the risk

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Underwrite in a sentence

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A wealthy patron agreed to underwrite the entire research expedition.

Synonyms
fundsponsorguarantee
Antonyms
withdrawdefund

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Critics complained that the documentary's narration was relentlessly blank, hammering home its single thesis so often that viewers felt lectured rather than informed.

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Underwrite (verb) means to support or finance an undertaking, accepting the risk
Here is underwrite used in an example sentence: "A wealthy patron agreed to underwrite the entire research expedition."
Common synonyms for underwrite include fund, sponsor, guarantee.
Antonyms of underwrite include withdraw, defund.
Underwrite is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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