💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Underlies"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| arguesverb | (intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle. |
| buttressesnoun | (architecture) A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it. |
| characterisesverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of characterize. [(transitive) To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative).] |
| emphasizesverb | (transitive) To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something). |
| explainsverb | (transitive) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of. |
| governsverb | (transitive) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in. |
| guideverb | To serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path. |
| impliesverb | (transitive, of a proposition) To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence. |
| informsverb | (transitive) To communicate knowledge to. |
| inspiresverb | (transitive) To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by inspiration. |
| instilsverb | Australia, Ireland, and UK standard spelling of instill. |
| lies | (Mid-Ulster) Great, wonderful |
| maintainsverb | To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). |
| originnoun | The beginning of something. |
| permeatesverb | (transitive) To enter and spread through; to pervade. |
| reliesverb | (with on or upon, formerly also with in) to trust; to have confidence in; to depend. |
| restsverb | (intransitive) To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion. |
| stressesverb | (intransitive, informal) To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated. |
| supportsverb | (transitive) To help keep from falling. |
| sustainsverb | (transitive) To maintain, or keep in existence. |
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