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Definition of Constellate
1. Verb. Scatter or intersperse like dots or studs. "Hills constellated with lights"
Generic synonyms: Continue, Cover, Extend
Derivative terms: Constellation, Dot, Stud
2. Verb. Come together as in a cluster or flock. "The crowds constellate in the streets"; "The poets constellate in this town every summer"
Specialized synonyms: Huddle, Huddle Together, Bunch, Bunch Together, Bunch Up
Generic synonyms: Assemble, Foregather, Forgather, Gather, Meet
Derivative terms: Clump, Cluster, Clustering, Constellation, Constellation, Flock
3. Verb. Form a constellation or cluster.
Definition of Constellate
1. v. i. To join luster; to shine with united radiance, or one general light.
2. v. t. To unite in one luster or radiance, as stars.
Definition of Constellate
1. Verb. (transitive) To combine as a cluster ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To fit, adorn (as if) with constellations ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To (form a) cluster ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Constellate
1. [v -LATED, -LATING, -LATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Constellate
Literary usage of Constellate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Poems of John Donne by John Donne, James Russell Lowell, Grolier Club (1895)
"What artist now dares boast that he can bring Heaven hither, or constellate any
thing . . ." The meaning of "constellate" as here used ia explained by the ..."
2. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1898)
"It is after the battle this august event occurs, and as if to refer the reader
to the constellate groups, used as illustration, in the hand of Osiris is ..."
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