Details of word UNDERLIE

Definition of underlie

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

Word "underlie" contains 8 letters : D E E I L N R U

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