underline

(noun, adjective, verb)

adjective

1. Passing under a railway line.

noun

1. a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)

Similar word(s): underscore

Definition categories: communication, stroke

verb

1. give extra weight to (a communication)

Similar word(s): emphasise, emphasize, underscore

Definition categories: communication, accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress

2. draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to

Similar word(s): underscore

Definition categories: communication, mark

Sentences with underline as a verb:

- By mere chance in appearance, though underlined with a providence, they had a full light of the infanta. — Sir H. Wotton.