n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: staged ; stag · ing
Date: 1879
1 : to produce (as a play) on a stage
2 : to produce or cause to happen for public view or public effect < stage a track meet> < stage a hunger strike>
3 : to determine the phase or severity of (a disease) based on a classification of established symptomatic criteria also : to evaluate (a patient) to determine the phase, severity, or progression of a disease
– stage · able \ ' st ā -j ə -b ə l \ adjective