|
|
un·der·gird
 undergird
|
|
- pronunciation:
- uhn
d
 r
guhrd
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
undergirds, undergirding, undergirded, undergirt |
| definition 1: |
to strengthen or secure from beneath, as by passing a rope or chain about.
|
| definition 2: |
to give support to; provide with a secure basis.
|
| related words: |
buttress |
|
|
|
|