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prestiging

prestiging is the present participle of prestige.

Meaning of prestige

Verb

prestige (third-person singular simple present prestiges, present participle prestiging, simple past and past participle prestiged)

  1. (intransitive) To start over at an earlier point in a video game with some type of bonus or reward.
    • This seriously depends on the prerequisites, but most chars will already have a +1 bow by the time they're thinking of prestiging - or will this stack with the equipment's magic?2002 July 15, Mark Green, “help in creating prestige class: Sharpshooter”, in rec.games.frp.dnd (Usenet)
  2. (transitive) To start (something) over at an earlier point in a video game with some type of bonus or reward.
    • When you complete all seven of the challenges inside a specific mission, you'll have the opportunity to prestige the mission. Simply navigate to the specific mission you want to prestige and you'll be given the option when every challenge is complete.2019 August 1, Ford James, “How to prestige missions in Fortnite”, in GamesRadar+, London: Future plc, archived from the original on 02 Aug 2019

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Questions about prestiging

What is prestiging the present participle of?
Prestiging is the present participle of prestige.

Words near prestiging in the dictionary

  1. prestigiation
  2. prestigiations
  3. prestigiator
  4. prestigiators
  5. prestigiatory
  6. prestiging
  7. prestigious
  8. prestigiously
  9. prestigiousness
  10. prestigmal
  11. prestimonies

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