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underline

noun

1 underline

A line drawn underneath (especially under written matter).

synonym: underscore.

Dutch: onderlijnen
Polish: podkreślenie

verb

1 underline

Give extra weight to (a communication).

synonyms: emphasise, emphasize, underscore.

Roget 550: indicate; be the sign etc. n.. of; denote, betoken; argue, testify etc. (evidence) 467; bear the impress etc. ... show more

Roget 642: be important etc. adj., be somebody, be something; import, signify, matter, boot, be an object; carry weight etc. (influence) ... show more

Dutch: benadrukken, accentueren, beklemtonen, betonen, onderstrepen

2 underline

Draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to.

synonym: underscore.


Moby thesaurus: accent, accentuate, band, bar, belabor, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, blotch, brand, chalk, chalk up, check, check off, cicatrize, cross-hatching, dapple, dash, define, delimit ... show more.

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