staged Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb perform (a play), especially on a stage
   represent; present; stage.
   
   • we are going to stage `Othello'
2. verb plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
   arrange; stage.
   
   • the neighboring tribe staged an invasion
3. verb attend a dance or a party without a female companion
   stag.
   
4. verb give away information about somebody
   shop; give away; denounce; tell on; stag; rat; betray; snitch; grass; shit.
   
   • He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam
5. verb watch, observe, or inquire secretly
   sleuth; spy; snoop; stag.
   
6. adjective written for or performed on the stage
   
   • a staged version of the novel
7. adjective satellite deliberately arranged for effect
   arranged.
   
   • one of those artfully staged photographs

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