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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

underinsulate en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English insulate English underinsulate From under- + insulate.

Meanings

  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

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
underinsulated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
underinsulated Tense=Past lexicographic
underinsulates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
underinsulating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

underinsulation