emphasize (as in bring to the foreground) v.t. foreground

[This word, while common as a noun, can also be used as a verb.] Black heroines at the Museum of Modern Art . The museum presents more than a century of films that have foregrounded African-American women, often defying the discriminatory attitudes of the times. (Ben Kenigsberg, “Four Films to Catch in N.Y.C,” The New York Times, 2/20/2020.)

This word, when used in the above sense, can also be a synonym for highlight, accentuate, and underscore.