Underlie

Verb

 * 1)  To lie in a position directly beneath.
 * 2)  To lie under or beneath.
 * 3)  To serve as a basis of; form the foundation of.
 * 4)  To be subject to; be liable to answer, as a charge or challenge.
 * 5)  To underlay.

Thesaurus
afford support, back, back up, be latent, bear, bear up, bed on, bolster, bolster up, bottom on, brace, build on, buoy up, buttress, carry, couch, cradle, crawl, crouch, crutch, cushion, escape notice, found on, give support, ground on, grovel, hibernate, hold, hold up, hug the earth, keep afloat, keep up, lend support, lie beneath, lie dormant, lie hid, lie low, lie prone, lie prostrate, lie under, lurk, mainstay, maintain, make no sign, pillow, prop, reinforce, set on, shore, shore up, shoulder, smolder, squat, stay, subsidize, subvention, support, sustain, underbrace, undergird, underpin, underset, upbear, uphold, upkeep

Alternative forms

 * underly

Etymology
From underliggen:, from  underlicgan:, equivalent to. Cognate with onderliggen:,  unterliegen:.

Translations

 * Finnish: olla perustana
 * German: zugrunde liegen
 * Indonesian: ,


 * Japanese: 基礎となる (kiso to naru)
 * Spanish: