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Definition underlie

Etymology

From Middle English underlien, underliggen, from Old English underli??an (“to underlie, to be subject to, give way to”), equivalent to under- +‎ lie. Cognate with Dutch onderliggen (“to lie below, lie on the bottom of”), German unterliegen (“to lie under, be subject to, succumb”).

Verb

underlie (third-person singular simple present underlies, present participle underlying, simple past underlay, past participle underlain)

1. (intransitive) To lie in a position directly beneath.
2. (transitive) To lie under or beneath.
3. (transitive) To serve as a basis of; form the foundation of.
4. (transitive) To be subject to; be liable to answer, as a charge or challenge.
5. (mining) To underlay.

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