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underlain


verb (used with object), un·der·lay, un·der·lain, un·der·ly·ing.

  1. to lie under or beneath; be situated under.
  2. to be at the basis of; form the foundation of.
  3. Grammar. to function as the root morpheme or original or basic form of (a derived form): The form “boy” underlies “boyish.”
  4. Finance. to be primary to another right or security.

verb -lies, -lying, -lay or -lain (tr)

  1. to lie or be placed under or beneath
  2. to be the foundation, cause, or basis ofcareful planning underlies all our decisions
  3. finance to take priority over (another claim, liability, mortgage, etc)a first mortgage underlies a second
  4. to be the root or stem from which (a word) is derived“happy” underlies “happiest”

v.Old English under licgan “to be subordinate to, to submit to;” see under + lie (v.2). Meaning “to lie under or beneath” is attested from c.1600; figurative sense of “to be the basis of” is attested from 1852 (implied in underlying).

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