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underpin

[ uhn-der-pin ]

verb (used with object)

underpinned, underpinning.
  1. to prop up or support from below; strengthen, as by reinforcing a foundation.
  2. to replace or strengthen the foundation of (a building or the like).
  3. to furnish a foundation for; corroborate:

    The author's conclusions are underpinned by references to experimental findings.



underpin

/ ˌʌԻəˈɪ /

verb

  1. to support from beneath, esp by a prop, while avoiding damaging or weakening the superstructure

    to underpin a wall

  2. to give corroboration, strength, or support to
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of underpin1

First recorded in 1515–25; under- + pin
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His experience highlights some of the frustrations people have had using cryptocurrency where many of the customer safeguards which underpin standard online banking transactions, some mandated by law, do not apply.

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For one thing, such groups tend to have intellectual underpinning which means they write grammatical and properly spelled French.

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Now, the court is clear that this exemption can continue; the rules underpinning women-only spaces can exclude people with gender recognition certificates.

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It has been a tough few months for City and underpinning it all has been a managerial change.

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And in so doing, using the equation that underpinned his grand tariff reveal on the Rose Garden's lawns, the White House also turned its back on some fundamentals of both conventional economics and diplomacy.

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