Underlie is a 8 letter word which starts with the letter U and ends with the letter E for which we found 5 definitions.
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(v. t.) To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under; as a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel. |
(v. t.) To be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to support; as a doctrine underlying a theory. |
(v. t.) To be subject or amenable to. |
(v. i.) To lie below or under. |
(n.) See Underlay n.1 |
The word underlie is a 8 letter word that has 3 syllable 's . The syllable division for underlie is: un-der-lie