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German

unterliegen

/ˌʊntɐˈliːɡən/ · verb

Meaning

  1. to be defeated [with dative ‘by’]
  2. to be subject to, to be influenced [with dative ‘by’]
  3. to lie beneath
  4. gerund of unterliegen

Etymology / origin

From Middle High German unterligen, from Old High German untarliggan (“to lie beneath”), equivalent to unter- + liegen. More at underlie.

  1. untarliggan(goh)
  2. unterligen(gmh)
  3. unterliegen (German)
  4. Relations: inh, inh

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