0 present participle of underline
1 to draw a line under a word, especially in order to show its importance:
The teacher underlined the importance of attention to detail.
Choose between the two forms of the verb and underline the correct answer.
Both candidates underlined their commitment to national security.
This tragic incident underlines the need for tighter safety measures.
These findings underline the importance of nursery education.
Class analysis is useful in underlining domination and resistance and in highlighting inequality in social relations.
These are serious words, underlining the importance of the quarrel.
In a two-level program, overlining indicates compile-time operations whereas underlining indicates run-time operations.
