overstage

English

Etymology

over- +‎ stage

Adjective

overstage (not comparable)

  1. (theater, of lighting, machinery etc) Above the stage.
    Antonym: understage

Verb

overstage (third-person singular simple present overstages, present participle overstaging, simple past and past participle overstaged)

  1. (medicine) To overestimate the severity of a patient's illness.
    Antonym: understage
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