highlight

Definition of highlight

v. t.	1.	To emphasize or call attention to, by moving into the foreground or otherwise making more prominent.
	2.	To make (part of a text or image) more prominent, especially by making it of a lighter hue or of a different color than the remaining part.
n.	1.	The part of an image that has the most intense light.
	2.	The most memorable or enjoyable part; - of events or activities; as, the highlight of our trip was the tour of the Vatican.

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