Orchestrate

Quick meaning: Orchestrate is a verb meaning (transitive) To arrange or score music for performance by an orchestra.

Meaning

(transitive) To arrange or score music for performance by an orchestra.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance.
2. (transitive) To arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect

Example Sentences

Orchestrated histories are not fact-based.

Sergio Leone orchestrated "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".

He might orchestrate the curved lines into stepped, hivelike hills […].

By orchestrating this work with such cool reserve, Doolas avoided the pitfall of turning her celebration of womanhood into a free-for-all hugfest.

Word Forms

• orchestrates
• orchestrating
• orchestrated

Synonyms for orchestrate

Depending on context, synonyms include direct, organize, engineer, mastermind.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mastermind, organize, engineer, direct, harmonize, coordination.

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