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[verb uhn-der-lahyn, uhn-der-lahyn; noun uhn-der-lahyn]

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verb (used with object), un·der·lined, un·der·lin·ing.

to mark with a line or lines underneath; underscore.
to indicate the importance of; emphasize, as by stressing or italicizing.

noun

Printing. a caption under an illustration.
a line drawn under something; an underscore.

Origin of underline

First recorded in 1715–25; under- + line¹

Related formsun·der·lin·ing, un·der·lin·e·a·tion

[uhn-der-lin-ee-ey-shuh n] /ˌʌn dərˌlɪn iˈeɪ ʃən/, nounun·der·lin·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for underlined

Contemporary Examples

That message was underlined this weekend as well when the United States began sending arms directly to Kurdish Peshmerga forces.
Exclusive: Inside Obama's Push for Regime Change in Iraq
Eli Lake
August 11, 2014
Nadya also underlined that Katya had never told them about this reason for changing the lawyers.
How the Pussy Riot Girls Trial Fell Apart
Alisa Obraztsova
May 8, 2013
In fact, it was this very vagueness that underlined the success.
Obama’s Successes in Israel
Brent E. Sasley
March 22, 2013
In his copy of the book he underlined a section on seizures.
‘The Pale King’s’ Depiction of IRS Gets Fact Checked
Eliot Caroom
April 17, 2012
There was Coco the other day, on Page Six, his familiar red coiffure now underlined by some bright, red whiskers.
The Exit Beard
The Daily Beast
February 18, 2010

Historical Examples

Numbering errors in the vocabulary lists are underlined like this.
Dialogues in French and English
William Caxton
Words using these characters are underlined in the text like this.
The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The errata have been corrected the same way, except that they are underlined in blue.
The Stranger in France
John Carr
Togi underlined her mate's challenge with a series of snarls rising in volume.
Storm Over Warlock
Andre Norton
Corrections to typographical errors are underlined like this.
History of the Division of Medical Sciences
Sami Khalaf Hamarneh

British Dictionary definitions for underlined

underline

verb (ˌʌndəˈlaɪn) (tr)

to put a line under
to state forcibly; emphasize or reinforce

noun (ˈʌndəˌlaɪn)

a line underneath, esp under written matter

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Word Origin and History for underlined

underline

v.

1721, from under + line (v.). Cf. Dutch onderlijnen. Related: Underlined; underlining. The noun is attested from 1888.

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Examples from the Web for underlined

Contemporary Examples

That message was underlined this weekend as well when the United States began sending arms directly to Kurdish Peshmerga forces.

Nadya also underlined that Katya had never told them about this reason for changing the lawyers.

In fact, it was this very vagueness that underlined the success.

In his copy of the book he underlined a section on seizures.

There was Coco the other day, on Page Six, his familiar red coiffure now underlined by some bright, red whiskers.

Historical Examples

Numbering errors in the vocabulary lists are underlined like this.

Words using these characters are underlined in the text like this.

The errata have been corrected the same way, except that they are underlined in blue.

Togi underlined her mate's challenge with a series of snarls rising in volume.

Corrections to typographical errors are underlined like this.

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Word Origin and History for underlined

underline

v.

Origin of underline