interlineate

[in-ter-lin-ee-eyt]

verb (used with object)

interlineated, interlineating 

1. interline.

Other Word Forms

• interlineation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of interlineate¹

1615–25; < Medieval Latin interlīneātus, past participle of interlīneāre to interline ¹; -ate ¹

Related Words

• accentuate 
• highlight 
• indicate 
• point up 
• stress 
• underscore