Un`der*lie" (?), v. t. [AS.
underlicgan. See Under, and Lie to be prostrate.]
1. To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated
under; as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.
2. To be at the basis of; to form the foundation
of; to support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory.
3. To be subject or amenable to. [R.]
The knight of Ivanhoe . . . underlies the challenge
of Brian der Bois Guilbert.
Sir W. Scott.
Un`der*lie", v. i. To lie below or
under.
Un"der*lie` (?), n. See Underlay,
n., 1.
Un`der*lie" (?), v. t. [AS.
underlicgan. See Under, and Lie to be prostrate.]
1. To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated
under; as, a stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.
2. To be at the basis of; to form the foundation
of; to support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory.
3. To be subject or amenable to. [R.]
The knight of Ivanhoe . . . underlies the challenge
of Brian der Bois Guilbert.
Sir W. Scott.
Un`der*lie", v. i. To lie below or
under.
Un"der*lie` (?), n. See Underlay,
n., 1.
