Collocations for underline - verb
1. draw a line under a word
ADV.
heavily
The word ‘not’ was heavily underlined.
The word ‘not’ was heavily underlined.
2. emphasize sth
ADV.
clearly | just, merely, only, simply
This disaster merely underlines the need for a consistent foreign policy.
This disaster merely underlines the need for a consistent foreign policy.
further
VERB + UNDERLINE
serve to | seem to | be intended to
a move intended to underline US concern over the issue
a move intended to underline US concern over the issue
PHRASES
underline the fact that …