UNDERGIRD

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected form: undergirt

Present simple: I / you / we / they undergird ... he / she / it undergirds

Past simple: undergirded

Past participle: undergirded

-ing form: undergirding

Meaning:

Make secure underneath

Example:

undergird the ship

Synonyms:

brace up; undergird

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "undergird" is one way to...):

beef up; fortify; strengthen (make strong or stronger)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Meaning:

Lend moral support to

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "undergird" is one way to...):

back up; support (give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody