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un·der·gird
/
ˌʌn
dərˈgɜrd
/
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uhn-der-
gurd
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verb (used with object),
-gird·ed
or
-girt,
-gird·ing.
1.
to strengthen; secure, as by passing a rope or chain under and around:
to undergird a top-heavy load.
2.
to give fundamental support; provide with a
sound
or secure basis:
ethics undergirded by faith.
Origin:
1520–30;
under-
+
gird
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undergird
(ˌʌndəˈɡɜːd)
—
vb
,
-girds
,
-girding
,
-girded
,
-girt
(
tr
) to strengthen or reinforce by passing a rope, cable, or chain around the underside of (an object, load, etc)
[C16: from
under-
+
gird
1
]
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