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▪ I. ˈunderscore, n.
[under-1 4 d.]
A line drawn below (a word, etc.).
1901Phonetic Jrnl. 4 May 288/1 The correct way of representing italicized words..is to use the underscore.
▪ II. underˈscore, v.
[under-1 4 a.]
a. trans. To draw a score or line beneath; to underline.
1771Luckombe Hist. Print. 249 [They] either underscore the word, or make some other token, which may inform the Compositor of the Author's intention. 1838Lytton Alice xi. v, The notice to Howard, with the name of Vargrave underscored, was still on the panels. 1874Blackie Self-Cult. 35 Underscore these distinctly with pen or pencil.
b. fig. To point up, to emphasize, to reinforce; = underline v.2 1 b.
1891W. S. Gilbert Rosencrantz & G. iii, He who doth so mark, label, and underscore his antic speeches. 1939Sun (Baltimore) 17 Apr. 8/2 A look at the gold statistics underscores the fears which are so often expressed on this score. 1952S. Kauffmann Philanderer (1954) iv. 58 He could feel the stupidity of what he was writing being underscored by the stupidity of what was being written in the editorial rooms next door. 1966D. F. Galouye Lost Perception iv. 37 Headquarters would not be caught unawares. And, in the interest of underscoring that point, the International Guard detail had been tripled. 1979Nature 13 Sept. 98/1 The near catastrophe this year at the nuclear plant at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania, has underscored dangers which could arise even in the absence of war. 1984Toronto Star 28 Mar. a 3/1 The report..underscores the common complaint made by several groups about institutional racism.
Hence underˈscored ppl. a., -ˈscoring vbl. n.
1751Richardson Clarissa (ed. 3) VII. xcix. 386 You will perhaps, Mr. Walton, wonder at the meaning of the lines drawn under many of the words and sentences (underscoring we call it). 1847Kinglake Eothen viii. 101 note, The underscoring of the word ‘ancient’, is by the writer of the letter. 1865Sat. Rev. 4 Mar. 243 The underscored passages in the favourite sermon. 1871Lowell Study Wind. (1886) 165 An emphasis out of place..reminds one of the underscorings in young ladies' letters. 1941[see purple a. 3]. 1983N. & Q. Apr. 100/2 The use of an emboldening effect for titles makes the volume easier on the eye than does the usual method of underscoring. |