UNDERPIN
underpin
(verb) support from beneath
corroborate, underpin, bear out, support
(verb) support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; “The stories and claims were born out by the evidence”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
underpin (third-person singular simple present underpins, present participle underpinning, simple past and past participle underpinned)
(transitive) To support from below with props or masonry.
(transitive, figuratively) To give support to; to corroborate.
Source: Wiktionary
Un`der*pin", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Underpinned; p. pr. & vb. n. Underpinning.]
1. To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest.
2. To support by some solid foundation; to place something underneath for support.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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