1. (

• foreground ,
• highlight ,
• spotlight ,
• play_up

) move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics" ;

2. (

• cozy_up ,
• cotton_up ,
• shine_up ,
• play_up ,
• sidle_up ,
• suck_up ,

) ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman" ;