Hypertext Webster Gateway: "underline"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Underline \Un`der*line"\, v. t.
1. To mark a line below, as words; to underscore.
2. To influence secretly. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
underline
n : a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
[syn: {underscore}]
v 1: give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture
emphasized her words" [syn: {underscore}, {emphasize}, {emphasise}]
2: draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to [syn: {underscore}]
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