underlain

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.