Definitions for underlie
ˌʌn dərˈlaɪun·der·lie

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. underlieverb

   be or form the base for

2. underlieverb

   lie underneath

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. underlieverb

   To lie in a position directly beneath.

2. underlieverb

   To lie under or beneath.

3. underlieverb

   To serve as a basis of; form the foundation of.

4. underlieverb

   To be subject to; be liable to answer, as a charge or challenge.

5. underlieverb

   To underlay.

6. Etymology: From underliggen, from underlicgan, equivalent to. Cognate with onderliggen, unterliegen.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Underlieverb

   to lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under; as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel

2. Underlieverb

   to be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory

3. Underlieverb

   to be subject or amenable to

4. Underlieverb

   to lie below or under

5. Underlienoun

   see Underlay, n., 1

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Underlie

   un-dėr-lī′, v.t. to lie under or beneath: to be liable to.—adj. Underly′ing, lying under or lower in position: supporting, fundamental.

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of underlie in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of underlie in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of underlie in a Sentence

1. James Comey:

   To my mind it crosses a line when it moves from being about trying to educate a public and instead just becomes about intelligence porn, frankly, just pushing out information about sources and methods without regard to interest, without regard to the First Amendment values that normally underlie press reporting, and simply becomes a conduit for the Russian intelligence services or some other adversary of the United States.

2. Michael Terman:

   We are confronting three main factors that can underlie depression: an internal clock that runs slower than 24 hours, late evening light exposure that adds physiological time and further slows the process, and a dark bedroom that disallows the morning light signal essential for achieving synchrony with local solar time.

3. Howard Sesso:

   Two key reasons underlie this.

4. Priests Revealed in Tudor Mansion:

   We are focusing attention on a series of stone structures that underlie the standing brick buildings, we will be trying to date their construction and when they were demolished to make way for the current structures.

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