underpin

About 0.51 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To support from below with props or masonry.

   You should underpin the mine roof to prevent further collapse.

2. verb To give support to; to form a basis of; to corroborate.

   Public confidence in politicians must underpin our democracy.

Similar words

support bear out corroborate underlie buttress backstop entrench bolster cement boost

Often followed by

the a this their it them and our all these

Word family

underpinned underpinning underpins