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Undergirding

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brace upverb	(intransitive) To become more optimistic.
underpinningnoun	(figurative) A basis for something.
underpinningsnoun	underpinning
underpinsverb	(transitive, figuratively) To give support to; to form a basis of; to corroborate.
underlaying	basic or fundamental
understructurenoun	The supporting structure underneath something, such as a vehicle or bridge.
underliesverb	(transitive) To lay (something) underneath something else; to put under.
underlieverb	(transitive) To serve as a basis of; form the foundation of.
underlying	basic or fundamental
underlaidverb	(transitive) To lay (something) underneath something else; to put under.
underlayverb	(transitive) To lay (something) underneath something else; to put under.
underneathnoun	Below; in a place beneath.
underlainverb	(transitive) To lay (something) underneath something else; to put under.
underpinnedverb	(transitive, figuratively) To give support to; to form a basis of; to corroborate.
underlaymentnoun	Something that is underlaid, such as planking in a room of a house; underlay.
underlayernoun	A layer that is below another layer.
underframenoun	The supporting structure of a piece of furniture, a vehicle, etc.
substructurenoun	The supporting part of a structure (either physical or organizational; the foundation).
underly	(chiefly colloquial) In an inferior or inadequate manner; insufficiently (chiefly in opposition to overly).
underpinverb	(transitive, figuratively) To give support to; to form a basis of; to corroborate.

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