underlie

un·der·lie  (ndr-l)

tr.v. un·der·lay (-l), un·der·lain (-ln), un·der·ly·ing, un·der·lies

1. To be located under or below.

2. To be the support or basis of; account for: Many factors underlie my decision.

3. To constitute a prior financial claim over: Dividends for preferred stock underlie those of common stock.

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underlie [ˌʌndəˈlaɪ]

vb -lies, -lying, -lay, -lain (tr)

1. to lie or be placed under or beneath

2. to be the foundation, cause, or basis of careful planning underlies all our decisions

3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Finance to take priority over (another claim, liability, mortgage, etc.) a first mortgage underlies a second

4. (Linguistics) to be the root or stem from which (a word) is derived ``happy'' underlies ``happiest''

underlier  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	underlie - be or form the base for               be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	2.	underlie - lie underneath                       lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

Translations

underlie [ˌʌndəˈlaɪ] (underlay (pt)) [ˌʌndəˈleɪ] (underlain (pp)) [ˌʌndəˈleɪn] VT

1. (= lie under) → estar debajo de, extenderse debajo de

2. (fig) → sustentar

underlie [ˌʌndə^rˈlaɪ] [underlay] [ˌʌndə^rˈleɪ] (pt) [underlain] [ˌʌndə^rˈleɪn] (pp) vt → être à la base de, sous-tendre

underlie [ˌʌndəˈlaɪ] (underlay (pt)) [ˌʌndəˈleɪ] (underlain (pp)) [ˌʌndəˈleɪn] vt → essere alla base di
an underlying nervousness → un nervosismo di fondo
the underlying cause → il motivo di fondo

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underlie [ˌʌndəˈlaɪ] (underlay (pt)) [ˌʌndəˈleɪ] (underlain (pp)) [ˌʌndəˈleɪn] vt → essere alla base di
an underlying nervousness → un nervosismo di fondo
the underlying cause → il motivo di fondo