un·der·gird /ˌʌndɚ/
Un·der·gird v. t. To bind below; to gird round the bottom.
They used helps, undergirding the ship. --Acts xxvii. 17.
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undergird
v 1: lend moral support to
2: make secure underneath; "undergird the ship" [syn: brace up]
[also: undergirt]