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English verb: underpin | |||
| 1. | underpin (contact) support from beneath | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hold, hold up, support, sustain | ||
| 2. | underpin (stative) support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm | ||
| Samples | The stories and claims were born out by the evidence. | ||
| Synonyms | bear out, corroborate, support | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally | ||
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