concinnate

American

[kon-suh-nayt] / ˈkɒn səˌneɪt /

verb (used with object)

concinnated, concinnating

to arrange or blend together skillfully, as parts or elements; put together in a harmonious, precisely appropriate, or elegant manner.

Etymology

Origin of concinnate

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin concinnātus, past participle of concinnāre “to prepare, set in order”; cf. concinnous

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concinnate

Each one has his place to fill and his part to do, and the consequence is a concinnate whole.

From The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac by Eugene Field

But first an explanation to concinnate my narrative.

From The Holy Cross and Other Tales by Eugene Field

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