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underscoreunderscore /ˈʌndɚˌskɔr/ ●○○ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEunderscore |
| Present | I, you, we, they | underscore | | he, she, it | underscores | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | underscored | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have underscored | | he, she, it | has underscored | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had underscored | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will underscore | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have underscored |
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| Present | I | am underscoring | | he, she, it | is underscoring | | you, we, they | are underscoring | | Past | I, he, she, it | was underscoring | | you, we, they | were underscoring | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been underscoring | | he, she, it | has been underscoring | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been underscoring | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be underscoring | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been underscoring |
THESAURUSto say or show that you think something is especially important► emphasizeto say or show that you think something is especially important: My parents emphasized the importance of education. The report emphasized the need for stricter safety standards. ► stress stress means the same as emphasize but is slightly more informal: Mother always stressed the importance of good manners. ► highlight to emphasize something such as a problem or a fact so that people will pay special attention to it: Your résumé should highlight your skills and experience. ► underline/underscore if a fact or event underlines or underscores that something is true, it emphasizes that it is true or exists: The recent attack in the park underlines the need for more police. ► accentuate to emphasize something, especially the differences between two things or situations: The recent economic crisis has accentuated the gap between the rich and the poor. ► exaggerate to emphasize something too much so that something seems more important, better, larger, etc. than it really is: News reports exaggerated the severity of the disaster. ► overemphasize to emphasize something too much: I think the possible risks have been overemphasized. 1to emphasize something so that people pay attention to it SYN underline: These failures underscore the importance of good planning.► see thesaurus at emphasize2to underline a word |