UNDERGIRD


Meaning of UNDERGIRD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌən-dər-ˈgərd ]

transitive verb

Date: 1526

1. archaic : to make secure underneath

took measures to undergird the ship — Acts 27:17 (Revised Standard Version)

2. : to form the basis or foundation of : strengthen , support

facts and statistics subtly undergird his commentary — Susan Q. Stranahan

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.