Bot″tom, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bottomed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Bottoming.]
1. To found or build upon; to fix upon as a support; — followed by on or upon.
Action is supposed to be bottomed upon principle.
Atterbury.
Those false and deceiving grounds upon which many bottom their eternal state].
South.
2. To furnish with a bottom; as, to bottom a chair.
3. To reach or get to the bottom of. Smiles.