underlain
Meaning of underlain
verb, past participle
- be a significant cause or basis of (something) even if not necessarily manifest or obvious.
the fundamental issue that underlies the conflict
the fear of loss underlay his extreme jealousy
- (especially of a layer of rock or soil) lie or be situated under (something).
limestone underlies much of the site
Old English underlicgan ‘be subject or subordinate to’ (see under-, lie1).
Information about underlain
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of underlain is: underlains.
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Hyphenation of underlain
un-der-lain
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- underlain is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
underlain synonyms
Meaning forming a necessary base or core; of central importance:
Meaning forming an essential foundation or starting point; fundamental:
Meaning forming or belonging to a bottom layer or base:
Meaning (in the US) run against (the current holder of a political office) in the preliminary election a party uses to select its candidate for the main election:
Meaning of first importance; main:
Meaning coming before all others in time or order; earliest; 1st:
Meaning a leading dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinals are nominated by the Pope, and form the Sacred College which elects succeeding popes (now invariably from among their own number):
Meaning at the point or in the area that is in the middle of something:
Meaning first in order of importance; main:
Meaning a leader or ruler of a people or clan:
Meaning enter or operate on (data) by means of a computer keyboard or telephone keypad:
Meaning relating to the basic elements of a subject:
Meaning forming an essential or typical feature; fundamental:
Meaning involving or limited to basic principles:
Meaning cause (a plant or cutting) to grow roots:
Meaning belonging naturally; essential:
Meaning absolutely necessary; extremely important:
underlain antonyms
Meaning treat or regard as of lesser importance than something else:
Words that rhyme with underlain
lain, Alain, Blain, beblain, bitterblain, blain, chilblain, McClain, McLain, Helain, bromelain, chastelain, elain, forelain, porcelain, semiporcelain, flain, Silain, Allain, Cuchullain, Guillain, archvillain, bevillain, outvillain, protovillain, scillain, subvillain, undervillain, villain, O'Faolain, Champlain, archchaplain, chaplain, complain, conoplain, explain, floodplain, miscomplain, misexplain, overexplain, overplain, paleoplain, parachaplain, peneplain, plain, preexplain, recomplain, reexplain, unchaplain, underplain
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