English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Underlie
(v. t.)
To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under;
as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.
Underlie
(v. t.)
To be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to
support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory.
Underlie
(v. t.)
To be subject or amenable to.
Underlie
(v. i.)
To lie below or under.
Underlie
(n.)
See Underlay, n., 1.