Definition of undergird Undergird
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We found 9 definitions of undergird from 5 different sources.
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What does undergird mean?
WordNet
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| undergird - make secure underneath; "undergird the ship" | ||
| brace up | ||
| beef up, strengthen, fortify gain strength; "His body strengthened" | ||
| undergird - lend moral support to | ||
| back up, support make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy; "You'd better back up these files!" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- undergird (Verb)
To strengthen, secure, or reinforce by passing a rope, cable, or chain around the underside of an object. - undergird (Verb)
To give fundamental support; provide with a sound or secure basis; provide supportive evidence for. - undergird (Verb)
To lend moral support to. - undergird (Verb)
To secure below or underneath.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- undergird (v. t.)
To blind below; to gird round the bottom.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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undergird
un-dėr-gird′, v.t. to gird or bind under or below: to gird round the bottom
Part of speech
🔤- undergird, verb, present, 1st person singular of undergird (infinitive).
- undergird, verb (infinitive).
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