Both Uses of
underlie
in
The Idiot
- Of the rest of the audience, many had understood the allusion and wondered both at the daring of the lady and at the motive underlying it, but tried to show no sign of their feelings.†
Chpt 2.7 *
- What underlay it?†
Chpt 4.5
Definition:
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(underlie) is the root cause or basis for something;
or: lie underneath