highlight Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the most interesting or memorable part
   high spot.
   
   • the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican
2. noun an area of lightness in a picture
   highlighting.
   
3. verb move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
   foreground; spotlight; play up.
   
   • The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics
4. verb apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent
   
   • highlight the area above your eyebrows

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