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noun [ C or U ] uk / ˈʌndəˌpɪnɪŋ / us. Add to word list. something that provides support for something, or that is the starting point from which something can develop: A strong opening on Wall Street provided a firm underpinning for the FTSE 100.
Dec 4, 2015 · 1. : the material and construction (such as a foundation) used for support of a structure. 2. : something that serves as a foundation : basis, supportoften used in plural. the philosophical underpinnings of educational methods. 3. : underwear usually used in plural. 4. : a person's legs usually used in plural. Synonyms. base. basis. bedrock. bottom
to give support, strength, or a basic structure to something: He presented data to underpin his argument. Gradually the laws that underpinned (= formed part of the basic structure of) apartheid were abolished. When restoring the building, the first priority was to underpin the exterior walls by adding wooden supports along the foundations.
1. : support, substantiate. underpin a thesis with evidence. 2. : to form part of, strengthen, or replace the foundation of. underpin a structure. underpin a sagging building. Synonyms. bear. bolster. brace. buttress. carry. prop (up) shore (up) stay. support. sustain. undergird. uphold.
Underpinning definition: a system of supports beneath a wall or the like.. See examples of UNDERPINNING used in a sentence.
To underpin is to justify or support the ideas behind something, the way your extensive research underpins your self-published book on ice cream trucks in the United States. Whenever you substantiate someone's claims, theories, or stories, you underpin them.
Underpin definition: to prop up or support from below; strengthen, as by reinforcing a foundation.. See examples of UNDERPIN used in a sentence.
(specialist) the act of supporting a wall and making it stronger by putting metal, concrete (= a hard building material), etc. under it; the metal, concrete, etc. that supports the wall. The only way to save the building is through extensive underpinning. See underpinning in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English.
verb. If one thing underpins another, it helps the other thing to continue or succeed by supporting and strengthening it. ...mystical themes that underpin all religions. [VERB noun] ...the beliefs underpinning contemporary art. [VERB noun] ...a style of life extensively underpinned by public money. [VERB noun]
1. Material or masonry used to support a structure, such as a wall. 2. often underpinnings A support or foundation: "It was the towns, not the cities, that provided the underpinnings for the great American experiment" (Frank Conroy). 3. underpinnings Informal The human legs.
