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Webster 1913 Edition
Underpin
Unˊder-pin′
,Verb.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Underpin
UNDERPIN'
, v.t.1.
To lay stones under the sills of a building, on which it is to rest.2.
To support by some solid foundation; or to place something underneath for support.Definition 2024
underpin
underpin
English
Verb
underpin (third-person singular simple present underpins, present participle underpinning, simple past and past participle underpinned)
- (transitive) To support from below with props or masonry.
- You should underpin the mine roof to prevent further collapse.
- (transitive, figuratively) To give support to; to corroborate.
- Public confidence in politicians must underpin our democracy.
- 2016 October 24, Owen Gibson, “Is the unthinkable happening – are people finally switching the football off?”, in The Guardian, London:
- Since Rupert Murdoch famously bet the farm on Premier League football to rescue Sky TV in 1991, it has been the catnip that has underpinned subscriber loyalty and, even in a far more complicated media landscape, is seen as so vital as to be worth almost any price.
Translations
To support from below with props or masonry
To give support to
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