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Webster 1913 Edition


Constellate

Con′stel-late

(? or [GREEK])
,
Verb.
I.
[Pref.
con-
+ L.
stellatus
, p. p. of
stellare
to cover with stars,
stella
star. See
Stellate
.]
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
heavens
.
J. Barlow.

Webster 1828 Edition


Constellate

CONSTELLATE

,
Verb.
I.
[Low L., to shine, a star.] To join luster; to shine with united radiance or one general light. [Little used.]
The several things which engage our affections shine forth and constellate in God.

CONSTELLATE

,
Verb.
T.
To unite several shining bodies in one splendor. [Little used.]

Definition 2024


constellate

constellate

English

Verb

constellate (third-person singular simple present constellates, present participle constellating, simple past and past participle constellated)

  1. (transitive) To combine as a cluster.
  2. (transitive) To fit, adorn (as if) with constellations.
  3. (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.
  4. (intransitive) To shine with united radiance, or one general light.
    • Boyle
      The several things which engage our affections [] shine forth and constellate in God.

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