underprop

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An acquaintance of Lowell’s bemoaned the habit Lowell had of “jumping at some general idea or theorem,” after which he “selects and bends facts to underprop that generalization.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

For this self-confidence, which might to a careless observer seem to underprop Peter’s courage, was to the eye of the Lord undermining it.

From The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II by Dods, Marcus

What penny hath Rome borne, What men provided, what munition sent, To underprop this action?

From King John by Shakespeare, William

I can repair your leaky boots, And underlay your soles; Backsliders, I can underprop And patch up all your holes.

From Cavalier Songs and Ballads of England from 1642 to 1684 by Mackay, Charles

Here am I left to underprop his land, Who, weak with age, cannot support myself.

From King Richard II by Shakespeare, William