UNDERGIRD Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster When undergird was a new word in the 16th century, it was ships that were undergirded—that is, made secure below—and the undergirding was done by passing a rope or chain underneath
Undergird - definition of undergird by The Free Dictionary undergird (ˌʌndəˈɡɜːd) vb, -girds, -girding, -girded or -girt (General Engineering) (tr) to strengthen or reinforce by passing a rope, cable, or chain around the underside of (an object, load, etc) [C16: from under- + gird 1]
undergird - Wiktionary, the free dictionary undergird (third-person singular simple present undergirds, present participle undergirding, simple past and past participle undergirded or undergirt) To strengthen, secure, or reinforce by passing a rope, cable, or chain around the underside of an object