Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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play up | No | No | Yes | No |
highlight | Yes | No | Yes | No |
play up (noun) | highlight (noun) |
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an area of lightness in a picture | |
the most interesting or memorable part |
play up (verb) | highlight (verb) |
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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 |
ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior | move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent |