underlie

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Synonyms: underline, underlife, underlit, underlip, undermine, underling, underpin, underlay, unseelie, undertime, underwise

Antonyms: underline, underlife, underlit, underlip, undermine, underling, underpin, underlay, unseelie, undertime, underwise

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To lie in a [[position]] directly beneath something. {{rfex|en}}
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To lie under or beneath.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[serve]] as a [[basis]] of; form the [[foundation]] of.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To be [[subject]] to; be [[liable]] to answer, as a charge or challenge.
5. {{lb|en|mining}} To [[underlay]].

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