Meaning of SPOTLIGHT
| Pronunciation: | | 'spât`lIt
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- [n] a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
- [n] a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"
- [v] illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater
- [v] move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"
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| | Synonyms: | | foreground, highlight, limelight, play up, public eye, spot |
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| | Antonyms: | | background, downplay, play down | | |
| | See Also: | | bring out, illume, illuminate, illumine, lamp, light, light up, prominence, set off, theater light | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Spot"light`\, n.
The projected spot or circle of light used to illuminate
brilliantly a single person or object or group on the stage;
leaving the rest of the stage more or less unilluminated;
hence, conspicuous public notice. [Cant or Colloq.]
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