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Underline   /ˈəndərlˌaɪn/   Listen
Underline

verb
1.
Give extra weight to (a communication).  Synonyms: emphasise, emphasize, underscore.
2.
Draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to.  Synonym: underscore.






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"Underline" Quotes from Famous Books



... apply the prohibition as to the deadly upas tree of intemperance, taking God and his word for our guide, adopting our Creator's philosophy, imitating his example, and thereby build on those basic principles that underline the eternal throne, ever remembering that there is work for all to do, and that in ...
— Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading • Various

... your oratorical reputation by being out-shouted. Should you feel disposed to accept the terms, one clear half the nightly receipt, pray forward an answer by return, that we may get out a woodcut of the small-clothes, and underline the identical stockings. ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, Complete • Various

... the threshold of Shelley's poetic achievement, and it will be well before going further to underline the connection, which persists all through his work and is already so striking in 'Queen Mab', between his poetry and his philosophical and ...
— Shelley • Sydney Waterlow



Words linked to "Underline" :   accentuate, emphasise, mark, punctuate, stress, underscore, stroke, accent



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