Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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displace | No | No | Yes | No |
upstage | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
displace (noun) | upstage (noun) |
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the rear part of the stage |
displace (adjective) | upstage (adjective) |
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of the back half of a stage | |
remote in manner |
displace (verb) | upstage (verb) |
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cause to move, usually with force or pressure | steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else |
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense | move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience |
take the place of or have precedence over | treat snobbishly, put in one's place |
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position |
displace (adverb) | upstage (adverb) |
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at or toward the rear of the stage |