underlie

/หŒสŒn.dษ™(ษน)หˆlaษช/

IPA: /AH0 N D ER0 L AY1/

verb
  1. 1

    To lie in a position directly beneath.

  2. 2

    To lie under or beneath.

    โ€œA stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.โ€

  3. 3

    To serve as a basis of; form the foundation of.

    โ€œa doctrine underlying a theoryโ€

  4. 4

    To be subject to; be liable to answer, as a charge or challenge.

  5. 5

    To underlay.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/underlie