hilite

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A form of highlight — An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.

UncommonScrabble 9

Meanings

nounhilite (plural hilites)

plural hilites

  1. informalInformal spelling of highlight.

    The hilite of the show. The hilite of my summer holiday.

verbhilite (third-person singular simple present hilites, present participle hiliting, simple past and past participle hilited)

present singular third person hilites · participle present hiliting · participle past hilited · past hilited

  1. informalInformal spelling of highlight.

    You can hilite the text with your mouse, then right-click to copy it.

    1 more example

    The Board also wish to hilite that the copy of the Sales & Purchase Agreeement is available for inspection.

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

hilite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hilite

MLA

“hilite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hilite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hilite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hilite.

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