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underlain
Variant of underlie
underlie
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under·lie (-lī′)
transitive verb underlay -·lay′, underlain -·lain′, underlying -·ly′·ing
- to lie under or beneath trusses underlie the roof
- to be the basis for; form the foundation of
- Finance to have priority over (another) in order of claim, as a bond
Etymology: ME underlien < OE underlicgan
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