| VERB | communication | underline, underscore, emphasize, emphasise | give extra weight to (a communication) |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | underline, underscore | draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to | |
| NOUN | communication | underline, underscore | a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter) |
| Sounds | ah'nderlay.n | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | affine ... wine: 145 rhymes with ayn... | |
| Meaning | A line drawn underneath (especially under written matter). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | underscore | |
| Broader | stroke | A mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush |
| Spanish | subrayado, subrayar | |
| Verbs | underline | draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to |
| Meaning | Give extra weight to (a communication). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonyms | underscore, emphasize, emphasise | |
| Broader | stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate | To stress, single out as important |
| Spanish | remarcar, subrayar | |
| Catalan | recalcar, remarcar, subratllar | |
| Meaning | Draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | underscore | |
| Broader | mark | make or leave a mark on |
| Spanish | subrayar | |
| Nouns | underline | a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter) |
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