underpin

Verb
Synonyms: corroboratebear outsupport

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  1. support from beneath
  2. support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm“The stories and claims were born out by the evidence”Synonyms: corroboratebear outsupport
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Underpin \Un`der*pin"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Underpinned; p. pr. & vb. n. Underpinning.]

1.To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest. [1913 Webster]

2.To support by some solid foundation; to place something underneath for support. [1913 Webster]

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