Constellate is a verb meaning to unite in a cluster or to adorn with constellations, deriving from the Latin 'stella' for 'star'.
Consteller est un verbe signifiant s'unir en un groupe ou se parer de constellations, dérivé du latin « stella » pour « étoile ».
| Word | constellate |
|---|---|
| Date | January 25, 2015 |
| Type | verb |
| Syllables | KAHN-stuh-layt |
| Etymology | It's plain that constellate is related to constellation, and, indeed, things that "constellate" (or "are constellated") cluster together like stars in a constellation. Both words derive ultimately from the Latin word for "star," which is stella. Constellation (which came to us by way of Middle French from Late Latin constellation-, constellatio) entered the language first-it dates to at least the 14th century. Constellate didn't appear until a full 300 years later. |
| Examples | "The members of the family seemed destined to constellate around a table, held by the gravity of our affection for each other." - Elsa M. Bowman, Christian Science Monitor, July 11, 1996 "The band is currently a three-piece, led by guitar-wielding singer Brett Kerr, 24, of North Muskegon. The group originally constellated around his songwriting in 2009." - Lou Jeannot, Muskegon (Michigan) Chronicle, July 1, 2010 |
| Definition | 1 : to unite in a cluster 2 : to set or adorn with or as if with constellations |
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