UNDERPIN


Meaning of UNDERPIN in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb

Etymology: under (I) + pin

1. : to replace or strengthen the foundation of

underpin a sagging building

2. : to form part of the foundation of

underpinning wall

principles which should underpin a free society — Barbara Ward

3. : support , substantiate

underpin his thesis that American democracy is not an exportable commodity — V.O.Key

underpinned with thick footnotes — Newsweek

is this section of the play the acting is strongly underpinned by a script — E.R.Bentley

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.