underpinv.

Brit.

/ˌʌndəˈpɪn/, U.S.

/ˌəndərˈpɪn/

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2a(a) + pin v.¹ 2.

a. transitive. To support or strengthen (a building or other structure) from beneath, spec. by laying a solid foundation below the ground-level, or by substituting stronger or more solid for weaker or softer materials.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > [verb (transitive)] > by or as something placed underneath

undersetc1220

understiprec1230

underpin1533

pin1589

underbuild1610

understand1632

understay1679

1533 MS. Rawl. D. 776 f. 131 Vnder pynnyng the Grownde plattes of the said wharff.

1583–4 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) III. 22 To Mr. Stokes..for stone, and vnderpynnyng the whalles of the schooles.

c1700 in Essex Rev. (1906) XV. 170 I underpinned the side of the dwelling house.

1776 G. Semple Treat. Building in Water 65 We under~pinned that West End of it, where we found that there was nothing supporting the upper Work, but the Bond of the Stones.

1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. §234 All the window and door frames to be properly bedded..and the sills under~pinned.

1886 R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. I. 24 A facing added to the decayed clunch by way of under-pinning it.

b. figurative. To support, corroborate.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > attest, bear witness [verb (transitive)] > support, corroborate

fasteneOE

i-sothea925

sustainc1325

witness1362

approvec1380

confirmc1384

affirma1393

justifya1393

to bear outa1475

corrobore1485

uphold1485

nourisha1522

underpinc1522

to countenance outa1529

favoura1530

soothe1544

strengthen1548

comfort1593

second1596

accredit1598

evidencea1601

warrantise1600

compact1608

back1612

thickena1616

accreditate1654

shoulder1674

support1691

corroborate1706

carry1835

to give (also lend) colour1921

c1522 T. More Treat. Memorare Nouissima in Wks. (1557) I. 76 It is better to..thinke on some better thing the while, than to geue eare therto & vnder pinne the tale.

a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) Pref. sig. A4^v I am called to vnder-pinne those foure maine Corner-stones.

1646 J. Saltmarsh Groanes for Liberty 9 Was it unlawfull..to underpin Episcopacy with some Texts of Scripture?

1866 De Morgan in Athenæum 2 Sept. 312/3 If so, away goes free will for good and all; unless, indeed, we underpin our system with the hypothesis [etc.].

1884 American 8 294 These powers..might underpin the first lien on the property.

2. To form a base or support to.

ΚΠ

1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 148 Above the precipitous cliffs that underpinned the mountain was a broad plateau.

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

单词	underpin
释义	underpinv. Brit. /ˌʌndəˈpɪn/, U.S. /ˌəndərˈpɪn/ Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2a(a) + pin v.¹ 2. 1. a. transitive. To support or strengthen (a building or other structure) from beneath, spec. by laying a solid foundation below the ground-level, or by substituting stronger or more solid for weaker or softer materials. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [verb (transitive)] > by or as something placed underneath undersetc1220 understiprec1230 underpin1533 pin1589 underbuild1610 understand1632 understay1679 1533 MS. Rawl. D. 776 f. 131 Vnder pynnyng the Grownde plattes of the said wharff. 1583–4 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) III. 22 To Mr. Stokes..for stone, and vnderpynnyng the whalles of the schooles. c1700 in Essex Rev. (1906) XV. 170 I underpinned the side of the dwelling house. 1776 G. Semple Treat. Building in Water 65 We under~pinned that West End of it, where we found that there was nothing supporting the upper Work, but the Bond of the Stones. 1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. §234 All the window and door frames to be properly bedded..and the sills under~pinned. 1886 R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. I. 24 A facing added to the decayed clunch by way of under-pinning it. b. figurative. To support, corroborate. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > attest, bear witness [verb (transitive)] > support, corroborate fasteneOE i-sothea925 sustainc1325 witness1362 approvec1380 confirmc1384 affirma1393 justifya1393 to bear outa1475 corrobore1485 uphold1485 nourisha1522 underpinc1522 to countenance outa1529 favoura1530 soothe1544 strengthen1548 comfort1593 second1596 accredit1598 evidencea1601 warrantise1600 compact1608 back1612 thickena1616 accreditate1654 shoulder1674 support1691 corroborate1706 carry1835 to give (also lend) colour1921 c1522 T. More Treat. Memorare Nouissima in Wks. (1557) I. 76 It is better to..thinke on some better thing the while, than to geue eare therto & vnder pinne the tale. a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) Pref. sig. A4^v I am called to vnder-pinne those foure maine Corner-stones. 1646 J. Saltmarsh Groanes for Liberty 9 Was it unlawfull..to underpin Episcopacy with some Texts of Scripture? 1866 De Morgan in Athenæum 2 Sept. 312/3 If so, away goes free will for good and all; unless, indeed, we underpin our system with the hypothesis [etc.]. 1884 American 8 294 These powers..might underpin the first lien on the property. 2. To form a base or support to. ΚΠ 1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 148 Above the precipitous cliffs that underpinned the mountain was a broad plateau. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.c1522
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