nnoun.statea focus of public attentionSynset:glare limelight public eye
Examples:- he enjoyed being in the limelight
- when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency
Derivationally Related Form:spotlight
Hypernyms:prominence
Inherited Hypernyms:limelightprominencestandingstatusstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.artifacta lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performerSynset:spot
Derivationally Related Form:spotlight
Member Holonyms:theater light
Hypernyms:lamp
Inherited Hypernyms:spotlightlampsource of illuminationdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.changemove into the foreground to make more visible or prominentSynset:foreground highlight play up
Examples:- The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics
Antonyms:play downbackground
Derivationally Related Form:highlightforegroundhighlightingspotlighthighlighter
Hypernyms:bring out set off
Inherited Hypernyms:foregroundbring outstressexpressconveyimparttellinformcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changeilluminate with a spotlight, as in the theaterDerivationally Related Form:spotlight
Hypernyms:illume illuminate illumine light light up
Inherited Hypernyms:spotlightlightlightenchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something