different between overstage vs understage

overstage

English

Etymology

over- +? stage

Adjective

overstage (not comparable)

  1. (theater, of lighting, machinery etc) above the stage

Related terms

  • understage

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understage

English

Etymology

under- +? stage

Adjective

understage (not comparable)

  1. (of machinery etc) underneath the stage

Noun

understage (plural understages)

  1. (theater) The area beneath a stage.

Verb

understage (third-person singular simple present understages, present participle understaging, simple past and past participle understaged)

  1. (medicine) To underestimate the severity of a patient's illness

Related terms

  • overstage

understage From the web:

  • what does understate mean
  • understated means
  • what does it mean to understate something
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