"underscore sth" in German to underscore sth. etw. herausstreichen hervorheben betonen etw. unterstreichen Detailed translations for "underscore sth" to underscore sth. 1. figurative to underscore sth.(also: to underline sth.) etw. herausstreichen to underscore sth.(also: to highlight, to mark, to stress, to lay great stress) hervorheben to underscore sth.(also: to underline sth.) betonen{transitive verb} 2. print to underscore sth.(also: to underline sth.) etw. unterstreichen{transitive verb}