Underlie

Definition:

(v. t.) To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under; as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.
(v. t.) To be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory.
(v. t.) To be subject or amenable to.
(v. i.) To lie below or under.
(n.) See Underlay, n., 1.

Compare underlie with other words:

underlie vs. underlip

found vs. underlie

form vs. underlie

underlie vs. underpin

underlie vs. underline

cause vs. underlie

underlay vs. underlie

liable vs. underlie

subject vs. underlie

foundation vs. underlie

serve vs. underlie

position vs. underlie

basis vs. underlie