undergirdv.

Brit.

/ˌʌndəˈɡəːd/, U.S.

/ˌəndərˈɡərd/

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2a(a). Compare Flemish ondergorden ‘subcingere’ (Kilian).

transitive. To secure or fasten from the under-side, as by a rope or chain passed underneath. Frequently figurative (now the dominant use). In actual use chiefly in renderings or echoes of Acts xxvii. 17 ὑποζωννύντες τὸ πλοῖον.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > fasten [verb (transitive)] > underneath

undergird1526

undertruss1703

subnect1710

underbrace1791

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > support or encourage [verb (transitive)] > strengthen or secure

comfortc1290

confirm1485

undergird1526

firm1639

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts xxvii. 17 We..had moche worke to come by a boote, which they toke vppe, and vsed helppe vndergerdynge the shippe.

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Soccingere, to vnder-guirt, or guird.

1702 L. Echard Gen. Eccl. Hist. ii. vi. 218 [They] undergirt the Ship to secure it from splitting.

1857 Ld. Dufferin Lett. from High Latitudes 20 By undergirding the ship with chains, St. Paul fashion, the leaks were partially stopped.

figurative.1848 H. Rogers Ess. (1874) I. vi. 292 The infirmity of human nature requires to be ‘undergirded’ by all sorts of supports.1874 J. G. Holland Mistress of Manse 3 Its fragments build and undergird The songs and stories we rehearse.1973 Times 30 July 20/6 It involves an understanding of the variety of sub-systems which undergird community life, health, education, welfare, [etc.].1975 Church Times 15 Aug. 16/5 Dr. Taylor believes that such smaller groups as these are going to become the essential sub-structure of Church life that is needed to undergird the larger congregation in the parish church.1981 Dædalus Spring 19 ‘Why shouldn't people have these rights?’ was the question that undergirded these laws.1983 Salisbury Rev. Spring 18/1 The same instinct directing a man to preserve his life, undergirds his attachment to the institutions which inform his life as a participant in the historical stream of the national culture.

Derivatives

underˈgirding n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > strengthening or confirmation of immaterial things > [noun]

strenghinga1400

strengthc1400

affirmance1442

roboration1473

confirmation1520

corroboration1529

fortification1530

strengthening1535

hardening1544

establishment1561

re-enforcement1577

comforting1605

reinforcement1605

consolidation1611

establishing1846

undergirding1868

entrenchment1877

entrenching1950

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > [adjective]

confortant1450

couraging?1542

advocatory1569

pro1650

encouraging1663

bright1684

undergirding1868

supportive1940

1868 H. Bushnell Serm. Living Subj. (1872) 218 That which is the undergirding import and reality of second death.

1895 Advance (Chicago) 17 Oct. 546/2 The preacher himself needs them..for the undergirding of his own convictions.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	undergird
释义	undergirdv. Brit. /ˌʌndəˈɡəːd/, U.S. /ˌəndərˈɡərd/ Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2a(a). Compare Flemish ondergorden ‘subcingere’ (Kilian). transitive. To secure or fasten from the under-side, as by a rope or chain passed underneath. Frequently figurative (now the dominant use). In actual use chiefly in renderings or echoes of Acts xxvii. 17 ὑποζωννύντες τὸ πλοῖον. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > fasten [verb (transitive)] > underneath undergird1526 undertruss1703 subnect1710 underbrace1791 the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > support or encourage [verb (transitive)] > strengthen or secure comfortc1290 confirm1485 undergird1526 firm1639 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts xxvii. 17 We..had moche worke to come by a boote, which they toke vppe, and vsed helppe vndergerdynge the shippe. 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Soccingere, to vnder-guirt, or guird. 1702 L. Echard Gen. Eccl. Hist. ii. vi. 218 [They] undergirt the Ship to secure it from splitting. 1857 Ld. Dufferin Lett. from High Latitudes 20 By undergirding the ship with chains, St. Paul fashion, the leaks were partially stopped. figurative.1848 H. Rogers Ess. (1874) I. vi. 292 The infirmity of human nature requires to be ‘undergirded’ by all sorts of supports.1874 J. G. Holland Mistress of Manse 3 Its fragments build and undergird The songs and stories we rehearse.1973 Times 30 July 20/6 It involves an understanding of the variety of sub-systems which undergird community life, health, education, welfare, [etc.].1975 Church Times 15 Aug. 16/5 Dr. Taylor believes that such smaller groups as these are going to become the essential sub-structure of Church life that is needed to undergird the larger congregation in the parish church.1981 Dædalus Spring 19 ‘Why shouldn't people have these rights?’ was the question that undergirded these laws.1983 Salisbury Rev. Spring 18/1 The same instinct directing a man to preserve his life, undergirds his attachment to the institutions which inform his life as a participant in the historical stream of the national culture. Derivatives underˈgirding n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > strengthening or confirmation of immaterial things > [noun] strenghinga1400 strengthc1400 affirmance1442 roboration1473 confirmation1520 corroboration1529 fortification1530 strengthening1535 hardening1544 establishment1561 re-enforcement1577 comforting1605 reinforcement1605 consolidation1611 establishing1846 undergirding1868 entrenchment1877 entrenching1950 the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > [adjective] confortant1450 couraging?1542 advocatory1569 pro1650 encouraging1663 bright1684 undergirding1868 supportive1940 1868 H. Bushnell Serm. Living Subj. (1872) 218 That which is the undergirding import and reality of second death. 1895 Advance (Chicago) 17 Oct. 546/2 The preacher himself needs them..for the undergirding of his own convictions. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1526
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