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Underline

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Noun

1. underline, underscore

a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)

Verb

2. emphasise, emphasize, underline, underscore

give extra weight to (a communication)

Example Sentences:
'Her gesture emphasized her words'

3. underline, underscore

draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Underline

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verb (ˌʌndəˈlaɪn ) (transitive)
1. 
to put a line under
2. 
to state forcibly; emphasize or reinforce
noun (ˈʌndəˌlaɪn )
3. 
a line underneath, esp under written matter

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Underline

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈunderˌlined or ˈunderˌlining
1. 
to draw a line beneath; underscore
2. 
to stress or emphasize
noun
3. 
a line underneath, as an underscore

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Underline

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tr.v. un·der·lined, un·der·lin·ing, un·der·lines
1. To draw a line under: underlined the title of the book.
2. To emphasize; stress: The debate underlined the deep divisions within the party.
n. (ŭndər-līn′)
A line under something, such as a symbol, word, or phrase, used to indicate emphasis or italic type.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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