underlies

/AH0 N D ER0 L AY1 Z/

verb

1
To lie in a position directly beneath.
2
To lie under or beneath.
“A stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.”
3
To serve as a basis of; form the foundation of.
“a doctrine underlying a theory”
4
To be subject to; be liable to answer, as a charge or challenge.
5
To underlay.

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