what does underpin mean?
UNDERPIN as VERB
- Meaning
Hypernyms(s) underpin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
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Usage Example(s)
- The stories and claims were born out by the evidence
Hypernyms(s) underpin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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