Definition of underlain Underlain

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underlain, verb, past participle of underlie (infinitive).

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Verb underlies, underlaying, underlain
underlie - be or form the base for
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
underlie - lie underneath
		lie tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"

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underlie (Verb)
To lie in a position directly beneath.
underlie (Verb)
To lie under or beneath.
underlie (Verb)
To serve as a basis of; form the foundation of.
underlie (Verb)
To be subject to; be liable to answer, as a charge or challenge.
underlie (Verb)
To underlay.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

underlie (v. t.)
To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under; as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.
underlie (v. t.)
To be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory.
underlie (v. t.)
To be subject or amenable to.
underlie (v. i.)
To lie below or under.
underlie (n.)
See Underlay, n., 1.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

underlie
un-dėr-lī′, v.t. to lie under or beneath: to be liable to.—adj. Underly′ing, lying under or lower in position: supporting, fundamental

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underlie, verb, present, 1st person singular of underlie (infinitive).
underlie, verb (infinitive).

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