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constellate

[ kon-stuh-leyt ]
/ ˈkɒn stəˌleɪt /

verb (used with or without object), con·stel·lat·ed, con·stel·lat·ing.

to cluster together, as stars in a constellation.

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Origin of constellate

1615–25; <Late Latin constellātus star-studded, equivalent to Latin con-con- + stell(a) star + -ātus-ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM constellate

un·con·stel·lat·ed, adjective

Words nearby constellate

constant positive pressure breathing, constant region, constant-velocity joint, constatation, constative, constellate, constellation, conster, consternate, consternation, constipate
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British Dictionary definitions for constellate

constellate
/ (ˈkɒnstɪˌleɪt) /

verb

to form into clusters in or as if in constellations
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