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Poner de relieve

To highlight / To underline / To bring to the fore

Word Combinations
Notes & Usage:

Formal collocation for emphasising or drawing attention to something important. Similar to poner de manifiesto but slightly more literary.

See It in Context

El estudio pone de relieve la necesidad de actuar.

The study highlights the need to act.

Quiero poner de relieve la labor del voluntariado.

I want to bring to the fore the work of volunteers.

—¿Qué destaca? —Pone de relieve los puntos débiles del sistema.

—What does it highlight? —It brings the weaknesses of the system to the fore.