underline

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Synonyms: undermine, underling, underlife, underlie, underpin, undertone, underlying, interline, undergone, undertime, underwise

Antonyms: undermine, underling, underlife, underlie, underpin, undertone, underlying, interline, undergone, undertime, underwise

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A [[line]] placed underneath a piece of [[text]] in order to provide [[emphasis]] or to indicate that it should be viewed in [[italics]] or (in electronic documents) that it acts as a [[hyperlink]].
2. {{lb|en|uncommon}} The character {{m|mul|_}}.
3. {{lb|en|dated}} An [[announcement]] of a [[theatrical]] [[performance]] to follow, placed in an [[advertisement]] for the current one.
4. {{lb|en|dated}} A caption beneath a photograph (which may have more than one line of text).

Verb

1. To draw a line [[underneath]] something, especially to add [[emphasis]].
2. {{lb|en|figuratively}} To [[emphasise]] or [[stress]] something.
3. {{lb|en|figurative|obsolete}} To [[influence]] secretly.

Adjective

1. Passing under a [[railway line]].

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