underlie
underlie
Definition
under·lie (-lī′)
transitive verb -·lay′, -·lain′, -·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
underlie
Synonyms
underlie
Usage Examples
Object
- dd: Underlying the dd in Merchant Case Management Services, Inc. the united.
- phenotype: Underlying these phenotypes is evidence of airway wall remodeling, which should be distinguished from the increase in smooth muscle linked to airways hyperresponsiveness.
- susceptibility: What genes underlie susceptibility in the UK and worldwide?
- phenomenon: Other types of attractor appear to underlie natural phenomena.
- cognition: Professor Alan Cowey, FRS University of Oxford Using TMS to explore the nature and timing of brain events underlying visual cognition.
- epilepsy: Modern MRI will frequently reveal the abnormality underlying the epilepsy.
Subject
- rock: Speleological Potential Of Turkey About one third of Turkey is underlain by carbonate rocks.
Noun phrase with adjective complement
- such: One of the most useful strategies in the search for genes underlying complex diseases such as diabetes is to look at candidate genes.
Adjective complement
- many: Underlying many of these problems lies the concept of invasion: Will a pathogen invade?
Modifying Another Word
- predominantly: Late Midlandian till predominantly underlies the area, associated with the large ice mass that was centered on the Lough Neagh Basin.
- much: The contrast reflects an impasse between two world views which underlies much of what is going on at the World Summit ( WSSD ).
- that: But, how are they to gain access to the thinking processes that underlie the professional practice they observe?
- largely: The drift geology map for this LCA shows a landscape that is largely underlain by Late Midlandian till.
- almost: Lecture Courses We hope to increase your interest in Physics and reinforce your belief that Physics underlies almost all other scientific activities.
- no: There are no underlying investments or assets to pay for them.
Used with why or when
- what: Media Studies aim to reveal those skills underlying what we take for granted.
Present participle complement
- learn: Lack of progress may be due to the abstract nature of tasks rather than underlying learning difficulties.
Preposition: by
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