highlight

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I - noun

1. the most interesting or memorable part
- the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican
• Syn:
high spot
• Hypernyms:
detail, particular, item
2. an area of lightness in a picture
• Syn:
highlighting
• Derivationally related forms:
highlight (for: highlighting)
• Hypernyms:
light, lightness

II - verb

1. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent (Freq. 2)
- The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics
• Syn:
foreground, spotlight, play up
• Ant:
play down (for: play up), background (for: foreground)
• Derivationally related forms:
spotlight (for: spotlight), highlighter, highlighting, foreground (for: foreground)
• Hypernyms:
bring out, set off
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent
- highlight the area above your eyebrows
• Derivationally related forms:
highlighter
• Hypernyms:
make up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something