foreground vs set off

foreground is a noun but set off is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
foreground	Yes	No	Yes	No
set off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, set off is a hypernym of foreground; that is, set off is a word with a broader meaning than foreground:

Other hypernyms of foreground include bring out.

foreground (noun)	set off (noun)
(computer science) a window for an active application
the part of a scene that is near the viewer

foreground (verb)	set off (verb)
move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent	cause to burst with a violent release of energy
	set in motion or cause to begin
	direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
	provoke or stir up
	put in motion or move to act
	depart for someplace
	make up for