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underlieverb to lie underneathA layer of rock underlies the topsoil. steady, trussbear, bolster, brace, buttress, carry, prop (up), shore (up), stay, support, sustain, undergird, underpin, uphold to form the basis or foundation of (something, such as an idea)The assumption that underlies their argument is faulty. groundbase, hang, predicate, restconduce (to), contribute (to)back, bolster, buttress, corroborate, reinforce(also reenforce), shore (up), substantiate, supportconfirm, establish, prove, verifyaffirm, avouch, validateestablish, foundassume, postulate, premise, presume, presuppose, suppose undercut, undermine, weaken before the 12th century |