realça

Realça is a form of the Portuguese verb realçar, meaning to highlight, emphasize, or bring out a feature. Specifically, realça is the third-person singular present indicative: he/she/you (formal) highlight(s). In Brazilian Portuguese, the form is also used with the pronoun você (you).

Etymology and meaning: the noun realce refers to emphasis or a highlight, and the verb realçar is built to convey making something more noticeable or prominent. The concept is common in descriptions, marketing, art, and analysis, where a detail or quality is made more conspicuous.

Usage: realça is used to indicate that a feature stands out or is given prominence in a context. Examples include: “O gráfico realça a tendência de alta.” “O anúncio realça os benefícios do produto.” “A iluminação realça as cores da pintura.” The verb is regular among -ar verbs in its conjugation, with forms such as eu realço, tu/ você realças, ele/ela realça, nós realçamos, vocês realçam.

Synonyms and related terms include enfatizar, destacar, salientar. Antonyms might include ocultar, esconder, or obscurecer, depending on context. Realçar appears across formal and informal registers, including journalism, academia, and everyday speech, wherever emphasis or distinction of features is described.