Underlies

The idea underlies his theory.

A common theme underlies both perspectives.

In the Pleistocene the Sunda Platform, which today underlies the Java Sea, was dry land.

Translation is the paradigm, the exemplar of all writing. It is translation that demonstrates most vividly the yearning for transformation that underlies every act involving speech, that supremely human gift.

Hatred underlies most relationships between men and women in America.

Limestone underlies most of the site.

A slab of concrete underlies nearly every permanent structure on Earth.