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Noun highlighting has 1 sense

highlight, highlighting - an area of lightness in a picture
--₁ is a kind of light, lightness

Derived form: verb highlight₁

Verb highlight has 1 sense

foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up - move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"
--₁ is one way to bring out, set off

Derived forms: noun highlighter₁, noun highlighter₂, noun highlight₁, noun highlighting₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something