underpin

tr.v., -pinned, -pin·ning, -pins.

1. To support from below, as with props, girders, or masonry.
2. To give support or substance to: "the public awareness that must underpin a sustained and concerted development effort for Africa and its youth" (Barber B. Conable).

verb

To provide a basis for: base¹, build, establish, found, ground, predicate, rest¹, root¹. See over/under.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: support from beneath

Meaning #2: support with evidence or authority : make more certain or confirm
  Synonyms: corroborate, bear out, support

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - undermure, stive af, understøtte

Nederlands (Dutch)
onderbouwen, funderen, stutten (van muren)

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Constr) étayer, reprendre (qch) en sous-¯uvre, (fig) être à la base de, étayer

Deutsch (German)
v. - untermauern, stützen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υποστυλώνω, (μτφ.) (υπο)στηρίζω

Italiano (Italian)
ribadire, fondare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - escorar, sustentar

Русский (Russian)
подпирать (стены), подводить фундамент, подкреплять (аргументы и пр.), поддерживать спрос или цены на рынке

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - respaldar, sustentar, apuntalar, sostener

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - stötta, bygga under, förstärka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
从下头支持, 支持, 支撑

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 從下頭支援, 支援, 支撐

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~의 밑에 버팀목을 대다, 지지하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - つっかいをする, 補強する, 支持する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) دعم اساس, المبنى, ايد, عزز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮תמך, היווה בסיס ל-, הניח מתמך, השעין, חיזק‬

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