Word
Underlie
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
un-der-lie
Definition
- v. t. - To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under;
as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.
- v. t. - To be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to
support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory.
- v. t. - To be subject or amenable to.
- v. i. - To lie below or under.
- n. - See Underlay, n., 1.
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