Associations to the word «Underlie»

Wiktionary

UNDERLIE, verb. (intransitive) To lie in a position directly beneath.
UNDERLIE, verb. (transitive) To lie under or beneath.
UNDERLIE, verb. (transitive) To serve as a basis of; form the foundation of.
UNDERLIE, verb. (transitive) To be subject to; be liable to answer, as a charge or challenge.
UNDERLIE, verb. (mining) To underlay.

Dictionary definition

UNDERLIE, verb. Be or form the base for.
UNDERLIE, verb. Lie underneath.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley