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underlying
verb
-
underlie
,
underlying
,
underlies
,
underlay
,
underlain
being
beneath
or
forming
the
foundation
of
something
while
the
action
is
happening
•
Geological
forces
are
underlying
the
slow
rise
of
the
mountain
range
.
Geological
forces
are
underlying
the
slow
rise
of
the
mountain
range
.
•
Fear
of
change
was
underlying
her
refusal
to
accept
the
new
plan
.
Fear
of
change
was
underlying
her
refusal
to
accept
the
new
plan
.
Present
participle
of
underlie
,
from
Old
English
underlicgan
(“
to
lie
under
”).
