Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  underlie 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  underlie 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  underlie 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  underlie 
 
  2  senses  of  underlie 
 
  Sense  1 
  underlie 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  2 
  underlie 
  =>  lie 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  underlie 
 
  underlie  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  underlie 
 
  Sense  1 
  underlie 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  underlie 
  =>  lie 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  underlie 
 
  The  verb  underlie  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  underlie  --  (be  or  form  the  base  for) 
  2.  underlie  --  (lie  underneath) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  underlying 
 
  The  adj  underlying  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  implicit  in  inherent,  underlying  --  (in  the  nature  of  something  though  not  readily  apparent;  "shortcomings  inherent  in  our  approach";  "an  underlying  meaning") 
  2.  underlying  --  (located  beneath  or  below) 
  3.  fundamental,  rudimentary,  underlying  --  (being  or  involving  basic  facts  or  principles;  "the  fundamental  laws  of  the  universe";  "a  fundamental  incompatibility  between  them";  "these  rudimentary  truths";  "underlying  principles") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  underlying 
 
  3  senses  of  underlying 
 
  Sense  1 
  implicit  in(prenominal),  inherent,  underlying 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  implicit)  ->  explicit,  expressed 
 
  Sense  2 
  underlying 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  subjacent)  ->  superjacent 
 
  Sense  3 
  fundamental,  rudimentary,  underlying 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  basic)  ->  incidental,  incident 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  underlying 
 
  3  senses  of  underlying 
 
  Sense  1 
  implicit  in(prenominal),  inherent,  underlying 
  =>  implicit  (vs.  explicit),  inexplicit 
 
  Sense  2 
  underlying 
  =>  subjacent  (vs.  superjacent) 
 
  Sense  3 
  fundamental,  rudimentary,  underlying 
  =>  basic  (vs.  incidental) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  underlying 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  underlying 
 
  underlying  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  underlying 
  underlying 
 
  Overview  of  verb  underlie 
 
  The  verb  underlie  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  underlie  --  (be  or  form  the  base  for) 
  2.  underlie  --  (lie  underneath) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  underlying 
 
  The  adj  underlying  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  implicit  in  inherent,  underlying  --  (in  the  nature  of  something  though  not  readily  apparent;  "shortcomings  inherent  in  our  approach";  "an  underlying  meaning") 
  2.  underlying  --  (located  beneath  or  below) 
  3.  fundamental,  rudimentary,  underlying  --  (being  or  involving  basic  facts  or  principles;  "the  fundamental  laws  of  the  universe";  "a  fundamental  incompatibility  between  them";  "these  rudimentary  truths";  "underlying  principles") 

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