underpin (ˌʌndəˈpɪn
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Definitions
verb
(tr)- to support from beneath, esp by a prop, while avoiding damaging or weakening the superstructure ⇒
to underpin a wall
- to give corroboration, strength, or support to
Usage examples
However, few specialists have predicted a crash, thanks to the strong economy which continues to underpin house price levels.
Country Life (2005)``We need to better understand brain changes that underpin late-life depression.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2005)It encouraged them to raise £10,000 in matching funds to underpin their commitment to the refurbishment.
Sun, News of the World (2002)The country needs to export more to earn the foreign exchange to finance the capital imports which it requires to underpin domestic growth.
, Collins Dictionary of Economics (1993)