stage

²stage

verb

stagedstag·ing

Definition of STAGE

transitive verb

1

: to produce (as a play) on a stage

2

: to produce or cause to happen for public view or public effect <stage a track meet> <stage a hunger strike>

3

: to determine the phase or severity of (a disease) based on a classification of established symptomatic criteria; also : to evaluate (a patient) to determine the phase, severity, or progression of a disease

— stage·able \ˈstā-jə-bəl\ adjective

Examples of STAGE

1. The school stages two plays each year.
2. The students staged a protest.
3. The school is staging a track meet.
4. The prisoners are staging a hunger strike.
5. The photograph of the two leaders shaking hands was deliberately staged.
6. His career as a singer appeared to be over, but then he staged a comeback.

First Known Use of STAGE

1879

Related to STAGE

Synonyms: carry, give, mount, offer, present

Related Words: display, exhibit, expose, parade, show, show off, unveil; preview; act, impersonate, perform, play, portray; depict, dramatize, enact, render, represent; extend, proffer, tender

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