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underlay

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʌndə^rleɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. un′dər lā′; n. un′dər lā′)

Inflections of 'underlay' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

underlays: v 3rd person singular

underlaying: v pres p

underlaid: v past

underlaid: v past p

From the verb underlie: (⇒ conjugate)

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v past

underlie
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Sense: Verb: provide support

Synonyms:

support Collocations, back up, underpin Collocations, uphold Collocations, give support, be the cause of, be the basis of, be the reason for

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