spotlight vs set off

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of spotlight include bring out.

spotlight (noun)	set off (noun)
a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
a focus of public attention

spotlight (verb)	set off (verb)
illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater	cause to burst with a violent release of energy
move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent	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