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underpin |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Underpin \Un`der*pin"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Underpinned}; p. pr & vb n. {Underpinning}.] 1. To lay stones, masonry, etc., under as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest. 2. To support by some solid foundation; to place something underneath for support. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: underpin v 1: support from beneath 2: support with evidence or authority : make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" [syn: {corroborate}, {bear out}, {support}]
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