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orchestrate

[ awr-kuh-streyt ]
/ ˈɔr kəˌstreɪt /
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verb (used with or without object), or·ches·trat·ed, or·ches·trat·ing.

to compose or arrange (music) for performance by an orchestra.
to arrange or manipulate, especially by means of clever or thorough planning or maneuvering: to orchestrate a profitable trade agreement.

RELATED WORDS

instigator, troublemaker, mastermind, chieftain, head, captain, spokesperson, ruler, general, inciter, chief, agitator, commander, skipper, president, boss, brains

Nearby words

orchardist, orchardman, orchectomy, orchestra, orchestral, orchestrate, orchestrina, orchestrion, orchi-, orchialgia, orchid

Origin of orchestrate

1875–80; < French orchestr(er) (derivative of orchestre orchestra) + -ate1

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British Dictionary definitions for orchestrator

orchestrate

/ (ˈɔːkɪˌstreɪt) /

verb (tr)

to score or arrange (a piece of music) for orchestra
to arrange, organize, or build up for special or maximum effect

Derived Forms

orchestration, nounorchestrator, noun
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