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undergird

[ uhn-der-gurd ]

verb (used with object)

undergirded or undergirt, undergirding.
  1. to strengthen; secure, as by passing a rope or chain under and around:

    to undergird a top-heavy load.

  2. to give fundamental support; provide with a sound or secure basis:

    ethics undergirded by faith.



undergird

/ ˌʌ²Ô»åəˈɡɜ˻å /

verb

  1. tr to strengthen or reinforce by passing a rope, cable, or chain around the underside of (an object, load, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of undergird1

First recorded in 1520–30; under- + gird 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of undergird1

C16: from under- + gird 1
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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.

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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.

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Despite California’s kumbaya vibe, a deep lode of hate and racist one-upmanship undergirds Southern California.

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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.

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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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