meaning of underlie
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.
4. To lie below or under.
5. See Underlay, n. , 1.
6. be or form the base for
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