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undergird
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb undergird has 2 senses
- undergird(v = verb.social) Array - lend moral support to; Array is one way to back up, support
- undergird(v = verb.change) brace up - make secure underneath; "undergird the ship" is one way to beef up, fortify, strengthen
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Something ----s somebody
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Something ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
undergird, v. t.
To bind below; to gird round the bottom. [1913 Webster]
"They used helps, undergirding the ship."
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THESAURUS
undergird
affirm, afford support, attest, authenticate, back, back up, bear, bear out, bear up, bed on, beef up, bolster, bolster up, bottom on, brace, brace up, build on, buoy up, buttress, carry, case harden, certify, circumstantiate, confirm, corroborate, cradle, crutch, cushion, document, finance, fortify, found on, fund, gird, give support, ground on, harden, hold, hold up, invigorate, keep, keep afloat, keep up, lend support, mainstay, maintain, nerve, pillow, probate, prop, prop up, prove, ratify, refresh, reinforce, reinvigorate, restrengthen, set on, shore, shore up, shoulder, stay, steel, stiffen, strengthen, subsidize, substantiate, subvention, subventionize, support, sustain, temper, toughen, underbrace, underlie, underpin, underset, upbear, uphold, upkeep, validate, verify, warrant
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