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high⋅light

  [hahy-lahyt] verb, -light⋅ed, -light⋅ing, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to emphasize or make prominent.
2. to create highlights in (a photograph or engraving).
–noun
3. Also, high light. an important, conspicuous, memorable, or enjoyable event, scene, part, or the like: the highlight of his talk; the highlight of the concert series.
4. the area of most intense light on a represented form, as in a painting or photograph.
Origin:
1850–55, Americanism; high + light 1

Related forms:
híghlighter, noun

Synonyms:
1. stress, accent, underline, feature.
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high·light   (hī'līt')   
n.  
  1. An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
  2. An especially significant or interesting detail or event.
tr.v.   high·light·ed, high·light·ing, high·lights
  1. To give a highlight to (the subject of a painting, for example).
    1. To make prominent; emphasize.
    2. To be a highlight of.
  3. To mark (important passages of text) with a usually fluorescent marker as a means of memory retention or for later reference.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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