UNDERPINNED

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


Verb

underpinned

simple past tense and past participle of underpin

Source: Wiktionary


UNDERPIN

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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