Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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noun
A reduction in the stage of a cancer, from a more to a less threatening stage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: medicine, oncology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: upstaging
Broader terms: restaging
verb
present participle and gerund of downstage
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From down- + stage + -ing.
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