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underlie meaning in Spanish

EnglishSpanish
underlie [underlay, underlain, underlying, underlies] (to serve as a basis of)
verb
[UK: ˌʌn.də.ˈlaɪ]
[US: ˌʌn.dər.ˈlaɪ]

subyacerverbThe idea underlies his theory. = La idea subyace su teoría.