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underlie
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As a verb, underlie means lie in a position directly beneath something.
Meanings of underlie
6 meaningsverb
To lie in a position directly beneath something.
To lie under or beneath.
“A stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.”
To serve as a basis of; form the foundation of.
“a doctrine underlying a theory”
To be subject to; be liable to answer, as a charge or challenge.
miningTo underlay.
Lie underneath
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
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