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Highlight vs Verify - What's the difference?

highlight | verify |

In lang=en terms the difference between highlight and verify

is that highlight is to dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest while verify is to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something.

As verbs the difference between highlight and verify

is that highlight is to make prominent; emphasize while verify is to substantiate or prove the truth of something.

As a noun highlight

is an area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.

highlight

English

Alternative forms

* hilite (informal)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
  • An especially significant or interesting detail or event.
  • (cosmetology) A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest.
  • Antonyms

    * (especially significant or interesting detail or event) lowlight

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make prominent; emphasize.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=December 21 , author=Helen Pidd , title=Europeans migrate south as continent drifts deeper into crisis , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=The Guardian has spoken to dozens of Europeans who have left, or are planning to leave. Their stories highlight surprising new migration routes – from Lisbon to Luanda, Dublin to Perth, Barcelona to Buenos Aires – as well as more traditional migration patterns.}}
  • To be a highlight of.
  • To mark (important passages of text) with a usually fluorescent marker as a means of memory retention or for later reference.
  • To dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest.
  • verify

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To substantiate or prove the truth of something
  • To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
  • (legal) To affirm something formally, under oath
  • Derived terms

    * verification * verifiable * unverified