underlieverb [ T ]
uk/ˌʌn.dəˈlaɪ/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈlaɪ/present participle underlying, past tense underlay, past participle underlainto be a hidden cause of or strong influence on something:
Psychological problems very often underlie apparently physical disorders.
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Being based on or depending on something
- base sth on sth
- basis
- boil down to sth
- build around sth
- build on sth
- come down to sth
- ground
- in the wake of sth idiom
- live off sb/sth
- more
- on the back of sth idiom
- on the strength of sth idiom
- predicate
- rest
- ride
- spring
- the stuff of sth idiom
- turn on sth
- underpin
- understanding
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