orchestrate

[awr-kuh-streyt]

verb (used with or without object)

orchestrated, orchestrating 

1. to compose or arrange (music) for performance by an orchestra.

2. to arrange or manipulate, especially by means of clever or thorough planning or maneuvering.

   to orchestrate a profitable trade agreement.

orchestrate

/ ˈɔːkɪˌstreɪt /

verb

1. to score or arrange (a piece of music) for orchestra

2. to arrange, organize, or build up for special or maximum effect

Other Word Forms

• orchestration noun
• orchestrator noun
• orchestrater noun
• overorchestrate verb
• reorchestrate verb
• unorchestrated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of orchestrate¹

First recorded in 1875–80; from French orchestr(er) (derivative of orchestre orchestra ) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

On its website, the company says Lattice can orchestrate “machine-to-machine tasks at scales and speeds beyond human capacity.”

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Sir Robbie also dismissed claims of there having been a "board-level orchestrated coup" over the leaking of the memo as "complete nonsense".

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It used common open-source penetration-testing frameworks orchestrated through Model Context Protocol servers.

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The women told committee members that the two men now gatekeeping access to evidence are the same ones who, in their view, helped orchestrate Epstein’s operation for decades.

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It’s an orchestrated hit meant to silence critics, control the narrative and bury whatever corruption, human rights abuses or malfeasance that a healthy free press is meant to expose.

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Related Words

• arrange 
• coordinate 
• manage 
• set up