upstage (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 33
def steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else
examples When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 9 Somebody ----s somebody
Frame - 10 Something ----s somebody
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
Outgoing links
Hypernym outshine
Derivationally related form upstage → upstager
Incoming links
Derivationally related form upstager → upstage
Hyponym outshine

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