Definition of Underpin

1. Verb. Support from beneath.

Generic synonyms: Hold, Hold Up, Support, Sustain

2. Verb. Support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm. "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"
Exact synonyms: Bear Out, Corroborate, Support
Generic synonyms: Agree, Check, Correspond, Fit, Gibe, Jibe, Match, Tally
Derivative terms: Corroboration, Corroborative, Corroboratory, Support

Definition of Underpin

1. v. t. To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest.

2. v. t. To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest.

Definition of Underpin

1. Verb. (transitive) To support from below with props or masonry. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive figuratively) To give support to; to corroborate. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Underpin

1. to support from below [v -PINNED, -PINNING, -PINS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Underpin

underpeeping
underpeopled
underperceive
underperceived
underperceives
underperceiving
underperform
underperformance
underperformances
underperformed
underperformer
underperformers
underperforming
underperforms
underpight
underpin (current term)
underpinned
underpinning
underpinnings
underpins
underpitch
underpitched
underpitches
underpitching
underplant
underplanted
underplanting
underplantings
underplants
underplate

Other Resources:

Search for Underpin on Dictionary.com!Search for Underpin on Thesaurus.com!Search for Underpin on Google!Search for Underpin on Wikipedia!

Search