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[ verb uhn-der-lahyn, uhn-der-lahyn; noun uhn-der-lahyn ] / verb ˈʌn dərˌlaɪn, ˌʌn dərˈlaɪn; noun ˈʌn dərˌlaɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR underline ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), un·der·lined, un·der·lin·ing.to mark with a line or lines underneath; underscore. to indicate the importance of; emphasize, as by stressing or italicizing. nounPrinting. a caption under an illustration. a line drawn under something; an underscore. Origin of underlineFirst recorded in 1715–25; under- + line1 OTHER WORDS FROM underlineun·der·lin·ing, un·der·lin·e·a·tion [uhn-der-lin-ee-ey-shuhn], /ˌʌn dərˌlɪn iˈeɪ ʃən/, nounun·der·lin·er, nounWords nearby underlineunderlayer, underlayment, underleaf, underlet, underlie, underline, underlinen, underling, underlit, under lock and key, underlying Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for underlineBecause, rather than underline an emotion I have readily available, it reminds me of a world I passed by without noticing. Boys Don’t Cry: In Praise of Sentiment|Andrew Sean Greer|June 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST To underline the point, Noah Claypole “announced his intention of coming to see him hung.” What’s in a Name? Writers and Their Anthroponymy|Anthony Paletta|February 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST He also came out strongly in favor of stem cell research, again using a personal family story to underline his commitment. Romney’s Weird Abortion Gamble|Michelle Goldberg|June 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST That omission would seem very promising, save that department officials were reluctant to underline its importance. Give the Libya Cease-Fire Plan a Chance|Leslie H. Gelb|April 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Often in high-level diplomacy, key points made in private are restated publicly to underline their seriousness. Obama's New Buddies|Leslie H. Gelb|May 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST Underline on title page the first letter of words which must be lettered on back. Library Bookbinding|Arthur Low Bailey This detail is important, and we regard it as useful to develop it at length; we should almost say, to underline it. Les Misrables|Victor Hugo Again, I want to underline that all this is history for me, you see. Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy But it had been a close call, he did not need Tau's explanation to underline that. The following additional changes have been made and can be identified in the body of the text by a grey dotted underline. A Wife's Duty|Amelia Alderson Opie
British Dictionary definitions for underline
verb (ˌʌndəˈlaɪn) (tr)to put a line under to state forcibly; emphasize or reinforce noun (ˈʌndəˌlaɪn)a line underneath, esp under written matter Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to underlinestress, indicate, accentuate, underscore, highlight, point up, caption, bracket, feature, rule, italicize, check off, play up, interlineate |