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Webster 1913 Edition
Constellate
Con′stel-late
(? or [GREEK])
, Verb.
I.
To join luster; to shine with united radiance, or one general light.
[R.]
The several things which engage our affections . . . shine forth and
constellate
in God. Boule.
Con′stel-late
,Verb.
T.
1.
To unite in one luster or radiance, as stars.
[R.]
Whe know how to
constellate
these lights. Boyle.
2.
To set or adorn with stars or constellations;
as,
. constellated
heavensJ. Barlow.
Webster 1828 Edition
Constellate
CONSTELLATE
,Verb.
I.
The several things which engage our affections shine forth and constellate in God.
CONSTELLATE
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
constellate
constellate
English
Verb
constellate (third-person singular simple present constellates, present participle constellating, simple past and past participle constellated)
- (transitive) To combine as a cluster.
- (transitive) To fit, adorn (as if) with constellations.
- (intransitive) To (form a) cluster.
- 2013, Hilary Mantel, ‘Royal Bodies’, London Review of Books, 35.IV:
- It’s no surprise that so much fiction constellates around the subject of Henry and his wives.
- 2013, Hilary Mantel, ‘Royal Bodies’, London Review of Books, 35.IV:
- (intransitive) To shine with united radiance, or one general light.
- Boyle
- The several things which engage our affections […] shine forth and constellate in God.
- Boyle
Related terms
- constellation
- constellatory
- stellar
- stellate
- stelliform
- stellify
Translations
fit, adorn with constellations
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