underline

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌʌndərˈlaɪn/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʌndɚˌlaɪn/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. undər līn′, un′dər līn; n. undər līn′)


Inflections of 'underline' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
underlines
v 3rd person singular
underlining
v pres p
underlined
v past
underlined
v past p

underline
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Sense: Verb: emphasize
Synonyms:
emphasize Collocations, emphasise (UK), stress Collocations, accentuate, accent Collocations, point up, put the stress on, place emphasis on, lay emphasis on, put the emphasis on, underscore Collocations, point out, point to, bring home, highlight Collocations, put the spotlight on, draw attention to, call attention to
Sense: Verb: make a line under
Synonyms:
make a line under, put a line under, underscore Collocations, put a line underneath, put a line beneath, use underlining on

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