UNDERLIE
\ˌʌndəlˈa͡ɪ], \ˌʌndəlˈaɪ], \ˌʌ_n_d_ə_l_ˈaɪ]\
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To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under; as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.
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To be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory.
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To be subject or amenable to.
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To lie below or under.
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See Underlay, n., 1.
By Oddity Software
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To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under; as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.
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To be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory.
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To be subject or amenable to.
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To lie below or under.
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See Underlay, n., 1.
By Noah Webster.
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To lie or be beneath; to be at the bottom of, or to serve as the basis of.
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Underlay.
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Underlain.
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Underlying.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.