What does undergird mean?
Definitions for undergird
ˌʌn dərˈgɜrdun·der·gird
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Princeton's WordNet
undergirdverb
lend moral support to
undergird, brace upverb
make secure underneath
"undergird the ship"
Wiktionary
undergirdverb
To strengthen, secure, or reinforce by passing a rope, cable, or chain around the underside of an object.
undergirdverb
To give fundamental support; provide with a sound or secure basis; provide supportive evidence for.
undergirdverb
To lend moral support to.
undergirdverb
To secure below or underneath.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Undergirdverb
To bind below; to round the bottom.
Etymology: under and gird.
When they had taken it up, they used helps, undergirding the ship. Acts xxvii. 17.
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undergird
Undergird generally means to provide support or a strong basis for something. It can refer to strengthening or securing something physically or figuratively. For instance, certain principles can undergird a theory, meaning they serve as its foundational support.
Webster Dictionary
Undergirdverb
to blind below; to gird round the bottom
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Undergird
un-dėr-gird′, v.t. to gird or bind under or below: to gird round the bottom.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of undergird in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of undergird in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of undergird in a Sentence
So we'll see how they operate once a nomination has been made, i'm confident that whoever I select, among fair-minded people, will be viewed as an imminently qualified person, and it will then be up to Senate Republicans to decide whether they want to follow the Constitution and abide by the rules of fair play that ultimately undergird our democracy and that ensure that the Supreme Court does not just become one more extension of our polarized politics. If and when that happens, our system's not going to work.
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- podpořit, podporovatCzech
- SubyacenteSpanish
- زیراندازPersian
- støtte opp under, understøtte, oppbacke, backe oppNorwegian
- embasarPortuguese
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