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to underscore
01
to stress something's importance or value
Transitive: to underscore importance of something
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
action verb
regular
present tense
underscore
3rd person singular
underscores
present participle
underscoring
past simple
underscored
past participle
underscored
Examples
The president 's speech underscored the importance of unity in challenging times.
02
to mark text with a straight line beneath it, typically to draw attention to or highlight
Transitive: to underscore a written word or text
Examples
In many written exams, students are advised to underscore the keywords in questions.
Underscore
01
a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
Composition
Compound
countable
plural form
underscores
Lexical Tree
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