underline
verb (used with object), un·der·lined, un·der·lin·ing.
noun
Origin of underline
Related Words for underline
stress, indicate, accentuate, underscore, highlight, caption, bracket, feature, rule, italicize, interlineateExamples from the Web for underline
Contemporary Examples of underline
Because, rather than underline an emotion I have readily available, it reminds me of a world I passed by without noticing.
To underline the point, Noah Claypole “announced his intention of coming to see him hung.”
He also came out strongly in favor of stem cell research, again using a personal family story to underline his commitment.
That omission would seem very promising, save that department officials were reluctant to underline its importance.
Often in high-level diplomacy, key points made in private are restated publicly to underline their seriousness.
Historical Examples of underline
One sentence we wish to cross out; the next we wish to underline.
History of the Moravian ChurchJ. E. Hutton
Tilia thrust her face close to Rachel's to underline her words.
The Saracen: Land of the InfidelRobert Shea
If there is anything in the article you disapprove, underline it, and perhaps I will omit.
The Story of a LifeJ. Breckenridge Ellis
In this eBook, those words are emphasized with an underline.
Pandora's BoxFrank Wedekind
Underline all their mistakes, and, under your eyes, make them correct the mistakes themselves.
John Bull, JuniorMax O'Rell