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undergird
[ uhn-der-gurd ]
verb (used with object)
- to strengthen; secure, as by passing a rope or chain under and around:
to undergird a top-heavy load.
- to give fundamental support; provide with a sound or secure basis:
ethics undergirded by faith.
undergird
/ ˌʌ²Ô»åəˈɡɜ˻å /
verb
- tr to strengthen or reinforce by passing a rope, cable, or chain around the underside of (an object, load, etc)
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of undergird1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of undergird1
Example Sentences
But the story’s many twists and hair’s-breadth escapes — its devolution into a Holocaust picaresque — lack the foundation of historical truth that undergirded the writer’s debut effort.
What undergirds all this bracing commentary — one could cite many, many more examples — is a sober appreciation, to varying degrees, of Trump’s First Law: There is no law.
Despite California’s kumbaya vibe, a deep lode of hate and racist one-upmanship undergirds Southern California.
Like a taut earthquake fault that too often unbelts itself and cuts loose with repellent force, a deep lode of hate and racist one-upmanship undergirds Southern California.
The premise undergirding the campaign was that lazy, childish men should be the leaders of society, not just despite but because they won't do the work to earn it.
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