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English Dictionary: Underline by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
underline
n
  1. a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
    Synonym(s): underscore, underline
v
  1. give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words"
    Synonym(s): underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise
  2. draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to
    Synonym(s): underline, underscore
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.
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