From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Undergird \Un'der*gird"\, verb (used with an object) To blind below; to gird round the bottom.
They used helps, undergirding the ship. --Acts xxvii. 17.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
verb
2: make secure underneath; "undergird the ship" [syn: {brace up}] [also: {undergirt}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
83 Moby Thesaurus words for "undergird": affirm, afford support, attest, authenticate, back, back up, bear, bear out, bear up, bed on, beef up, bolster, bolster up, bottom on, brace, brace up, build on, buoy up, buttress, carry, case harden, certify, circumstantiate, confirm, corroborate, cradle, crutch, cushion, document, finance, fortify, found on, fund, gird, give support, ground on, harden, hold, hold up, invigorate, keep, keep afloat, keep up, lend support, mainstay, maintain, nerve, pillow, probate, prop, prop up, prove, ratify, refresh, reinforce, reinvigorate, restrengthen, set on, shore, shore up, shoulder, stay, steel, stiffen, strengthen, subsidize, substantiate, subvention, subventionize, support, sustain, temper, toughen, underbrace, underlie, underpin, underset, upbear, uphold, upkeep, validate, verify, warrant
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