undergird

Dictionary: un·der·gird (ŭn'dər-gûrd') pronunciation

tr.v., -gird·ed or -girt (-gûrt'), -gird·ing, -girds.

To support or strengthen from beneath.

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To secure, support, or strengthen a structure by tying together a number of individual elements below the soffit of the structure above it.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: lend moral support to

Meaning #2: make secure underneath
Synonym: brace up

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