Definitions

undergird

[uhn-der-gurd] / ˌʌn dərˈgɜrd /

VERB

support

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bolster hold reinforce uphold

STRONG

base bear bed bottom brace buttress carry cradle crutch embed found ground mainstay poise prop shore shoulder stand stay strut sustain

WEAK

be a foundation for keep from falling keep up shore up upbear

Antonyms

STRONGEST

undermine weaken

STRONG

drop fall let go refuse

WEAK

contradict disapprove let down neglect oppose reject release

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Undergird, un-dėr-gird′, v.t. to gird or bind under or below: to gird round the bottom.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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