Word

sponsor, v.
(sponsored, sponsoring, sponsors)
freq. cnt. 33

assume sponsorship of
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 2

patronise patronize sponsor

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sam and Sue %s the movie

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sam and Sue %s the movie

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

sponsor sponsor

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

patron

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

patron

semantic pointers

hypernym

support

hyponym

cosponsor

assume responsibility for or leadership of
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7

sponsor

sample sentences

"The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

sponsor

semantic pointers

hypernym

support, back up

do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

buy at frequent patronise patronize shop shop at sponsor

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

patron

antonym

boycott

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

shop shopper shopper

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

frequent frequenter

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

patron

antonym

boycott

semantic pointers

hypernym

support, back up