Underpin - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌʌndərˈpɪn|
Brit.
|ʌndəˈpɪn|
verb
- support from beneath
- support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm (syn: bear out, corroborate, support)
- support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm (syn: bear out, corroborate, support)
Extra examples
...the central beliefs that underpin a free society...
America's wealth is underpinned by a global system which exploits the world's poor.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: underpin
he/she/it: underpins
present participle: underpinning
past tense: underpinned
past participle: underpinned
I/you/we/they: underpin
he/she/it: underpins
present participle: underpinning
past tense: underpinned
past participle: underpinned
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