underscore

¹un·der·score

transitive verb \ˈən-dər-ˌskȯr\

Definition of UNDERSCORE

1

: to draw a line under : underline

2

: to make evident : emphasize, stress <arrived early to underscore the importance of the occasion>

3

: to provide (action on film) with accompanying music

Examples of UNDERSCORE

1. These failures underscore the difficulty of what we're attempting to do.
2. The President's visit underscores the administration's commitment to free trade.
3. She underscored the most important points.

First Known Use of UNDERSCORE

1771

Related to UNDERSCORE

Synonyms

accentuate, bring out, italicize, stress, underline, emphasize

Antonyms

de-emphasize

Related Words

amplify, beef (up), boost, reinforce (also reenforce), strengthen; augment, deepen, enhance, enlarge, heighten, magnify, maximize, supplement; enliven, jazz (up)

Near Antonyms

decrease, diminish, lessen, minimize, reduce, subdue, tone (down), understate, weaken

Other Printing Terms

epigraph, errata, leader, mechanical, notch, tittle, widow

Rhymes with UNDERSCORE

albacore, allosaur, alongshore, anaphor, anymore, archosaur, at death's door, at one's door, Bangalore, bargain for, Barrymore, canker sore, carnivore, carnosaur, close the door, Coimbatore, come in for, commodore, comprador, consignor, corridor, cuspidor, devisor, dinosaur, door-to-door, double door, Ecuador, either-or, Eleanor, elector, endospore, evermore, except for, forest floor, franchisor, from the floor, furthermore, general store, go in for, guarantor, Gwalior, hackamore, hadrosaur, hellebore, herbivore, heretofore, humidor, in line for, Koko Nor, komondor, Labrador, licensor, Lipitor, louis d'or, madrepore, Mangalore, man-of-war, manticore, matador, meteor, micropore, Minotaur, mirador, more and more, nevermore, not long for, omnivore, open-door, out-of-door, package store, parador, petit four, picador, pinafore, piscivore, pompadour, Pompadour, predator, promisor, pterosaur, saddle sore, sagamore, Salvador, semaphore, servitor, standard score, stand up for, stegosaur, stevedore, stick up for, superstore, sycamore, take the floor, theretofore, to die for, troubadour, tug-of-war, two-by-four, uncalled-for, unlooked-for, vavasor, warrantor

²underscore

noun

Definition of UNDERSCORE

1

: a line drawn under a word or line especially for emphasis or to indicate intent to italicize

2

: music accompanying the action and dialogue of a film

First Known Use of UNDERSCORE

1901

Other Printing Terms

epigraph, errata, leader, mechanical, notch, tittle, underscore, widow