Constellate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɑn.stɛll.e͜ɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Constellate is a verb meaning (transitive) To combine as a cluster.
Meaning
(transitive) To combine as a cluster.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To fit, adorn (as if) with constellations.
- (intransitive) To (form a) cluster.
- (intransitive) To shine with united radiance, or one general light.
Example Sentences
It’s no surprise that so much fiction constellates around the subject of Henry and his wives.
There grew pied wind-flowers and violets, Daisies, those pearled Arcturi of the earth, The constellated flower that never sets;
[…] even the constellated glories of Paradise Lost are less moving than the plain words wherein Samson [Agonistes] forecasts his approaching end […]
[…] the several things which are wont most to Engage and Heighten our affections, do, in a peculiar and transcendent manner, Shine forth and Constellate in God.
Word Forms
- constellates
- constellating
- constellated
Synonyms for constellate
Depending on context, synonyms include cluster, clump, stud, flock, dot.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cluster, dot, clump, stud, flock, clusterise.
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