foreground vs highlight

foreground and highlight both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
foreground	Yes	No	Yes	No
highlight	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, foreground and highlight are synonyms defined as:

foreground and highlight: move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

Other synonyms of foreground include play up, spotlight.

foreground (noun)	highlight (noun)
(computer science) a window for an active application	an area of lightness in a picture
the part of a scene that is near the viewer	the most interesting or memorable part

foreground (verb)	highlight (verb)
move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent	apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent
	move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent