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Definition of upstage verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

upstage

verb

NAmE//ˌʌpˈsteɪdʒ//

upstage somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they upstage

he / she / it upstages

past simple upstaged

-ing form upstaging

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to say or do something that makes people notice you more than the person that they should be interested in She was furious at being upstaged by her younger sister.

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