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- 1 An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
"The image blurred into the highlight, like something familiar seen beneath disturbed though clear water; he looked at the familiar image with a kind of quiet horror and despair, at a face suddenly older in sin than he would ever be, a face more blurred than sweet, at eyes more secret than soft."
- 2 an area of lightness in a picture wordnet
- 3 An especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time. figuratively
"Meeting my future wife was the highlight of my trip to Spain."
- 4 the most interesting or memorable part wordnet
- 5 A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest.
- 1 To make prominent; emphasize. transitive
"The Guardian has spoken to dozens of Europeans who have left, or are planning to leave. Their stories highlight surprising new migration routes – from Lisbon to Luanda, Dublin to Perth, Barcelona to Buenos Aires – as well as more traditional migration patterns."
- 2 apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent wordnet
- 3 To be a highlight of. transitive
- 4 move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent wordnet
- 5 To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference. transitive
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- 6 To dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest. transitive
- 7 To seek the attention of (a user) on IRC by mentioning their name in a message, causing that message to appear highlighted on their screen. Internet, transitive
"You could have asked: is there a reason this easy patch was not applied, either on IRC or private mail by me. You did write a comment on IRC and I did see it. Problem is that you did not highlight me _and_ you did not wait for an answer."
Etymology
From high + light.
From high + light.
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