different between emphasise vs underline
emphasise
English
Verb
emphasise (third-person singular simple present emphasises, present participle emphasising, simple past and past participle emphasised)
- (British) Alternative spelling of emphasize
Usage notes
The "s" spelling has co-existed with the "z" spelling for at least 150 years (Thackeray wrote emphasised), and is becoming more common in the UK, with the "z" spelling slowly falling out of usage.
Anagrams
- semiheaps
emphasise From the web:
- what emphasize means
- what emphasizes parts of sentences
- what emphasizes defeating an opponent
- what emphasized the need for the panama canal
- what emphasized the importance and power of religion
- what emphasized personal psychological growth
- what emphasizes states rights the most
- what emphasised the notion of a united community
underline
English
Etymology
under- +? line
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??nd??la?n/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??nd??la?n/
- (General American, alternative pronunciation of the verb) IPA(key): /??nd??la?n/
- (Received Pronunciation, alternative pronunciation of the verb) IPA(key): /??nd??la?n/
- Rhymes: -a?n (for alternative pronunciation of the verb)
Noun
underline (plural underlines)
- 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.
- The character _.
- (dated) An announcement of a theatrical performance to follow, placed in an advertisement for the current one.
Translations
Verb
underline (third-person singular simple present underlines, present participle underlining, simple past and past participle underlined)
- To draw a line underneath something, especially to add emphasis; to underscore
- (figuratively) To emphasise or stress something
- (figuratively, obsolete) To influence secretly.
- 1642, Henry Wotton, The Life and Death of the Duke of Buckingham
- By mere chance in appearance, though underlined with a providence, they had a full light of the infanta.
- 1642, Henry Wotton, The Life and Death of the Duke of Buckingham
Translations
Adjective
underline (not comparable)
- Passing under a railway line.
- 1950, Leonora Fry, C. W. Huxtable, Get to know: British railways (page 26)
- Just as it was sometimes necessary to lower the road to take it beneath an underline bridge, so in this case it might be necessary to raise it.
- 1950, Leonora Fry, C. W. Huxtable, Get to know: British railways (page 26)
See also
- underline on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Typography
Anagrams
- unlinered
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English underline.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??de??lajni/
Noun
underline m (plural underlines)
- underscore (name of the character _)
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:underline.
underline From the web:
- what underlies much of the yucatan peninsula
- what underlies ocean basins
- what underlying conditions
- what underlying health conditions
- what underlying conditions cause anxiety
- what underlying diseases cause itching
- what underlying conditions cause vertigo
- what underlying diseases cause anxiety
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