• Downstage

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -eɪdÊ’

    Origin

    down + stage

    Full definition of downstage

    Adverb

    downstage

    1. toward or at the front of a theatrical stage
    2. towards a motion-picture or television camera

    Adjective

    downstage

    1. At the front of a stage

    Noun

    downstage

    (uncountable)
    1. the part of a stage that is closest to the audience or camera

    Verb

    1. (medicine) (transitive) To restage (a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare upstage)
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