underpinning Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb support from beneath
underpin.
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verb support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
corroborate; support; bear out; underpin.
- The stories and claims were born out by the evidence
WordNet
Un"der*pin`ning noun
Definitions
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The act of one who underpins; the act of supporting by stones, masonry, or the like. -
(Arch.) (a) That by which a building is underpinned; the material and construction used for support, introduced beneath a wall already constructed. (b) The foundation, esp. of a frame house. Local, U.S.
