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.

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Origin of orchestrate

First recorded in 1875–80; from French orchestr(er) (derivative of orchestre orchestra) + -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM orchestrate

or·ches·tra·tion

[awr-kuh-strey-shuhn] /ˌɔr kəˈstreɪ ʃən/ nounor·ches·tra·tor, or·ches·trat·er, nouno·ver·or·ches·trate, verb, o·ver·or·ches·trat·ed, o·ver·or·ches·trat·ing.re·or·ches·trate, verb, re·or·ches·trat·ed, re·or·ches·trat·ing.

un·or·ches·trat·ed, adjective

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How to use orchestrate in a sentence

In less than a few months we can orchestrate a completely new project.
Leveraging collective intelligence and AI to benefit society|Jason Sparapani|November 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Both were orchestrated by Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt.
DOI Harms Environmental Protections Until the End|Wes Siler|November 17, 2020|Outside Online
In Week 3, the Bears faced a 16-point deficit against Atlanta until the Falcons defense allowed Nick Foles to orchestrate a come-from-behind victory starting in the third quarter.
The Bills, Bears and Browns aren’t as good as their records|Neil Greenberg|November 6, 2020|Washington Post
That’s particularly true if the groups that orchestrated them were acting in support of a particular campaign and targeting voters likely to fall into the other camp, says Rebecca Tushnet, a law professor at Harvard Law School.
Election robocalls: what we know and what we don’t|James Temple|November 4, 2020|MIT Technology Review

Her work, which now involved orchestrating covid-related events online, was unrelenting and though her husband did his fair share of baby duty, many tasks — like pumping and nursing — necessarily fell to her.
Working moms are not okay|Amy Joyce, Ellen McCarthy|October 30, 2020|Washington Post

British Dictionary definitions for orchestrate

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 of orchestrate

orchestration, nounorchestrator, noun

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orchestrate

Origin of orchestrate

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