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Commend vs Underline - What's the difference?

commend | underline |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between commend and underline

is that commend is (obsolete) commendation; praise while underline is (obsolete) to influence secretly.

As verbs the difference between commend and underline

is that commend is to congratulate or reward while underline is to draw a line underneath something, especially to add emphasis; to underscore.

As nouns the difference between commend and underline

is that commend is (obsolete) commendation; praise while underline is a line placed underneath a piece of text in order to provide emphasis or (in electronic documents) to indicate that it should be viewed in italics or that it acts as a hyperlink.

As an adjective underline is

passing under a railway line.

commend

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To congratulate or reward.
  • To praise or acclaim.
  • * Dryden
  • Historians commend Alexander for weeping when he read the actions of Achilles.
  • To entrust or commit to the care of someone else.
  • * Bible, Luke xxiii. 46
  • Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.
  • To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and goodwill.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Commend me to my brother.
  • To recommend.
  • * Sir M. Hale
  • Among the objects of knowledge, two especially commend themselves to our contemplation.
  • * Bible, Romans xvi. 1
  • I commend unto you Phoebe our sister.
  • To force in a mental way.
  • See also

    * suggest * consider * approval

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) commendation; praise
  • * Shakespeare
  • Speak in his just commend .
  • (obsolete, in the plural) compliments; greetings
  • * Howell
  • Hearty commends and much endeared love to you.

    underline

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A line placed underneath a piece of text in order to provide emphasis or (in electronic documents) to indicate that it should be viewed in italics or that it acts as a hyperlink.
  • The character .
  • Verb

    (underlin)
  • To draw a line underneath something, especially to add emphasis; to underscore
  • (figuratively) To emphasise or stress something
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=December 10 , author=Marc Higginson , title=Bolton 1 - 2 Aston Villa , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=The Midlanders will hope the victory will kickstart a campaign that looked to have hit the buffers, but the sense of trepidation enveloping the Reebok Stadium heading into the new year underlines the seriousness of the predicament facing Owen Coyle's men.}}
  • (obsolete) To influence secretly.
  • By mere chance in appearance, though underlined with a providence, they had a full light of the infanta. — Sir H. Wotton.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • 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.

    See also

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