Pronunciation:
n-dr-
l
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): under·lay
/-l
/; under·lain /-ln/; under·ly·ing /-l-i
/1 : to lie or be located under
2 : to form the foundation of : SUPPORT <ideas underlying the revolution>
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