UNDERLIE


Meaning of UNDERLIE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈlī ]

transitive verb

( un·der·lay -ˈlā ; un·der·lain -ˈlān ; un·der·ly·ing -ˈlī-iŋ)

Date: before 12th century

1. archaic : to be subject or amenable to

2. : to lie or be situated under

3. : to be at the basis of : form the foundation of : support

ideas underlying the revolution

4. : to exist as a claim or security superior and prior to (another)

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