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underline
[uhn-der-lahyn, uhn-der-lahyn, uhn-der-lahyn]
verb (used with object)
to mark with a line or lines underneath; underscore.
to indicate the importance of; emphasize, as by stressing or italicizing.
noun
Printing.Ìýa caption under an illustration.
a line drawn under something; an underscore.
underline
verb
to put a line under
to state forcibly; emphasize or reinforce
noun
a line underneath, esp under written matter
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- underlining noun
- underlineation noun
- underliner noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of underline1
Example Sentences
To underline the renewed urgency, a senior Israeli military official has said that there was information that Iran had enough material to make fifteen nuclear bombs within days.
"He doesn't like to get into the detail," one Arab diplomat told me, underlining the president's preference for quick easy deals in what are deeply complex conflicts.
The latest GDP figures underline the baked in sluggishness, the flatlining, even the shrivelling of the economy.
“Dangerous Animals†overly underlines its point that we shouldn’t be afraid of sharks — it’s the Tuckers who ought to keep us up at night — but Courtney never captures the unfathomable malice beneath the facial scruff.
Reijnders was ranked ninth for forward passes in Italy's top flight last term and was fifth for through balls and carrying the ball, which underlines his qualities in progressing play.
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