underlie

1. v. t. To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under; as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel. Source: opted

2. v. t. To be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory. Source: opted

3. v. t. To be subject or amenable to. Source: opted

4. v. i. To lie below or under. Source: opted

5. n. See Underlay, n., 1. Source: opted

6. v. be or form the base for Source: wordnet

7. v. lie underneath Source: wordnet

8. 1. To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under; as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel. 2. To be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory. 3. To be subject or amenable to. [R.] The knight of Ivanhoe . . . underlies the challenge of Brian der Bois Guilbert. Sir W. Scott. To lie below or under. See Underlay, n., 1. Source: webster

9. v:100 v. be or form the base for v. lie underneath Source: ecdict

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