(underscores, underscoring, underscored)
1.
If something such as an action or an event
underscores another, it draws attention to the other thing and emphasizes its importance. (
mainly AM; in BRIT, usually use underline
)
The Labor Department figures underscore the shaky state of the economic recovery...
= underline
VERB: V n, also V that, V the fact that
2.
If you
underscore something such as a word or a sentence, you draw a line underneath it in order to make people notice it or give it extra importance. (
mainly AM; in BRIT, usually use underline
)
He heavily underscored his note to Shelley.
= underline
VERB: V n