constellate

[ kon-stuh-leyt ]

verb (used with or without object)

, con·stel·lat·ed, con·stel·lat·ing.

1. to cluster together, as stars in a constellation.

constellate

/ ˈkɒnstɪˌleɪt /

verb

1. to form into clusters in or as if in constellations

Other Words From

• un·constel·lated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of constellate¹

1615–25; < Late Latin constellātus star-studded, equivalent to Latin con- con- + stell ( a ) star + -ātus -ate ¹