Spotlight

Noun

 * 1) a bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage
 * 2) the circle of light shed by a spotlight
 * 3) the center of attention; the highlight or most important part
 * Some people enjoy the spotlight.

Verb

 * 1) To illuminate with a spotlight.
 * We spotlight the star, but the supporting cast has all the great lines in this scene.
 * 1) To draw attention to.
 * The news series served to spotlight corruption.

Verbs for Spotlight
concentrate—; eclipse—; elude—; evade—; extinguish—; focus—;  obscure—;  retire from—; share—; shrink from—; shun—; shy from—; steal—; —dazzles; —diffuses; —disperses; —flickers; —glares; —glimmers; —guides; —illuminates; —penetrates; —pierces; —plays upon; —radiates; —scintillates ; —shimmers.

Thesaurus
PR, accent, accentuate, affect, arc, arc light, ballyhoo, beacon, belabor, betoken, blurb, brandish, breathe, bright light, brighten, brighten up, bring forth, bring forward, bring into view, bring out, bring to notice, celebrity, color filter, common knowledge, cry, currency, dangle, daylight, demonstrate, develop, dimmer, disclose, display, divulge, dramatize, dwell on, eclat, embody, emphasize, enact, enlighten, evidence, evince, exhibit, expose to view, exposure, express, fame, famousness, feature, flaunt, floats, flood, flood with light, floodlight, flourish, focus of attention, footlights, foots, gelatin, give emphasis to, give sign, give token, glare, harp on, highlight, hoopla, hue and cry, illume, illuminate, illumine, incarnate, indicate, irradiate, italicize, klieg light, light, light plot, light up, lighten, lights, limelight, luminate, make clear, make plain, manifest, marquee, materialize, maximum dissemination, mean, medium, notoriety, overaccentuate, overemphasize, overshine, overstress, parade, perform, place emphasis on, plug, point up, present, press notice, produce, public eye, public knowledge, public relations, public report, publicity, publicity story, publicness, puff, punctuate, reclame, relume, relumine, report, represent, reveal, roll out, rub in, searchlight, set forth, shed light upon, shine upon, show, show forth, spot, star, stress, throw light upon, token, trot out, underline, underscore, unfold, wave, write-up

Etymology
spot + light

Noun

 * French: projecteur
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 * Italian:
 * Russian: прожектор
 * Turkish: spot lambası


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 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 聚光燈, 聚光灯


 * Japanese: スポットライト
 * Russian: центр внимания

Anagrams

 * stoplight