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Bookmark or Share- UNDERPIN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionaryto give support, strength, or a basic structure to something: He presented data to underpin his argument. Gradually the laws that underpinned (= formed part of the basic structure of) apartheid were abolished. When restoring the building, the first priority was to underpin the exterior walls by adding wooden supports along the foundations.
- Underpin Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. : support, substantiate. underpin a thesis with evidence. 2. : to form part of, strengthen, or replace the foundation of. underpin a structure. underpin a sagging building. Synonyms. bear. bolster. brace. buttress. carry. prop (up) shore (up) stay. support. sustain. undergird. uphold.
- UNDERPIN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.comto prop up or support from below; strengthen, as by reinforcing a foundation. to replace or strengthen the foundation of (a building or the like). to furnish a foundation for; corroborate: The author's conclusions are underpinned by references to experimental findings. underpin. / ˌʌndəˈpɪn / verb.
- UNDERPIN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionaryto give support, strength, or a basic structure to something: He presented data to underpin his argument. Gradually the laws that underpinned (= formed part of the basic structure of) apartheid were abolished. When restoring the building, the first priority was to underpin the exterior walls by adding wooden supports along the foundations.
- Underpin - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.comTo underpin is to justify or support the ideas behind something, the way your extensive research underpins your self-published book on ice cream trucks in the United States. Whenever you substantiate someone's claims, theories, or stories, you underpin them.
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