Meaning of UNDERPIN
| Pronunciation: | | `undur'pin
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- [v] support from beneath
- [v] support with evidence or authority : make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"
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| | Synonyms: | | bear out, corroborate, support |
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| | See Also: | | agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, hold, hold up, jibe, match, support, sustain, tally | |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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