underlain

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʌndəɹˈleɪn/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪn

Verb

underlain

  1. past participle of underlie
    • 2011, Adrian Tchaikovsky, The Sea Watch:
      Phylles was still smirking at him, but there was a degree of uncertainty behind her expression, that had perhaps underlain her earlier hostility as well.