'Undergird' definitions:
Definition of 'undergird'
From: WordNet
verb
Lend moral support to
verb
Make secure underneath; "undergird the ship" [syn: undergird, brace up]
Definition of 'Undergird'
From: GCIDE
- Undergird \Un`der*gird"\, v. t. To bind below; to gird round the bottom. [1913 Webster]
- They used helps, undergirding the ship. --Acts xxvii. 17. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'undergird'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affirm,
- afford support,
- attest,
- authenticate,
- back,
- back up,
- bear,
- bear out,
- bear up,
- bed on,
- beef up,
- bolster,
- bolster up,
- bottom on,
- brace,
- brace up,
- build on,
- buoy up,
- buttress,
- carry,
- case harden,
- certify,
- circumstantiate,
- confirm,
- corroborate,
- cradle,
- crutch,
- cushion,
- document,
- finance,
- fortify,
- found on,
- fund,
- gird,
- give support,
- ground on,
- harden,
- hold,
- hold up,
- invigorate,
- keep,
- keep afloat,
- keep up,
- lend support,
- mainstay,
- maintain,
- nerve,
- pillow,
- probate,
- prop,
- prop up,
- prove,
- ratify,
- refresh,
- reinforce,
- reinvigorate,
- restrengthen,
- set on,
- shore,
- shore up,
- shoulder,
- stay,
- steel,
- stiffen,
- strengthen,
- subsidize,
- substantiate,
- subvention,
- subventionize,
- support,
- sustain,
- temper,
- toughen,
- underbrace,
- underlie,
- underpin,
- underset,
- upbear,
- uphold,
- upkeep,
- validate,
- verify,
- warrant