undergirdverb [ T ]
/ˌʌn.dəˈɡɜːd//ˌʌn.dɚˈɡɜ˞ːd/formalto support something by forming a strong base for it:
These are the four major theories that undergird criminal law.
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- Congress is unlikely to give him the second half of a $700 billion rescue fund he is seeking to undergird the economy.
- Growth has been undergirded by strong domestic demand, low inflation, and solid consumer and investor confidence.
- The institute specializes in professional training in a number of fields, undergirded by language and cross-cultural communication training.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Backing, supporting & defending
- -backed
- argumentation
- bale
- bale out
- bear
- behind every great/successful man there stands a woman idiom
- buttress
- carry
- countenance
- defensible
- endorse
- espouse
- fight your corner idiom
- speak
- stake
- stand by sb
- stand shoulder to shoulder with sb idiom
- strike
- sympathize
- sympathy
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