UNDERLAIN

UNDERLIE

underlie

(verb) be or form the base for

underlie

(verb) lie underneath

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Verb

underlain

past participle of underlie

Source: Wiktionary

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UNDERLIE

Un`der*lie", v. t. Etym: [AS. underlicgan. See Under, and Lie to be prostrate.]

1. To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under; as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.

2. To be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory.

3. To be subject or amenable to. [R.] The knight of Ivanhoe . . . underlies the challenge of Brian der Bois Guilbert. Sir W. Scott.

Un`der*lie", v. i.

Definition: To lie below or under.

Un"der*lie`, n.

Definition: See Underlay, n., 1.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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