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/ˈəndərlˌaɪn/ Listen

verb

Underline v. t.

To mark a line below, as words; to underscore.

To influence secretly. (Obs.)

Emphasize or call attention to; highlight; as, Long waits at the emergency room underline the need for a larger hospital. "."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Underline" Quotes from Famous Books

... Ah, never underline a book till you are forty. Never memorialise what you were, your lovely innocence, your generous heart, your ardent hopes, lest the memorial be found one day by what you have become. Rosalie, finding that ...

— This Freedom • A. S. M. Hutchinson

... of bipartisan cooperation, of economic growth, and military deterrence, and a growing spirit of unity among our people at home and our allies abroad underline a fundamental and far-reaching change: The United States is safer, stronger, and more secure in 1984 than before. We can now move with confidence to seize the opportunities ...

— Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present • Various

... is. And I leave you to picture the pleasing entertainment afforded the offerer in seeing you ignore the offering, or, worse still, take it, examine it, and throw it aside like a dirty rag! In one case you underline your rejection almost to the ...

— The History of Sir Richard Calmady - A Romance • Lucas Malet

... have used in listing the 1914-18 war losses were compiled by the United States War Department. They are more or less accurate, but they underline the fact that for years on end the centers of western civilization concentrated their energies and devoted every means at their disposal to cripple or destroy fellow human ...

— Civilization and Beyond - Learning From History • Scott Nearing