verb Download 🔗Share To draw attention away from others, especially on-stage. Examples : "She only wore that dress to upstage everyone." entertainment stage action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To force other actors to face away from the audience by staying upstage. Examples : "During the school play, Emily accidentally upstaged her classmate by standing too far back on the stage, forcing the classmate to turn away from the audience. " entertainment stage Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To treat snobbishly. Examples : "She upstaged her classmate by bragging about her expensive new car, making them feel inferior. " attitude character style stage entertainment action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To restage (cancer) to a higher stage than that found at last assessment (compare downstage). Examples : "After further testing, the patient's lung cancer was unfortunately upstaged from Stage 2 to Stage 3, indicating it had spread further. " medicine disease Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading