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Definition of Orchestrate
1. Verb. Write an orchestra score for. "They will orchestrate the duet"
Generic synonyms: Score
Derivative terms: Orchestra, Orchestration, Orchestration, Orchestrator
2. Verb. Plan and direct (a complex undertaking). ; "He masterminded the robbery"
Generic synonyms: Plan
Specialized synonyms: Choreograph
Derivative terms: Directive, Engineer, Mastermind, Orchestration, Organisation, Organisation, Organisation, Organization, Organization, Organization, Organizer
Definition of Orchestrate
1. Verb. to compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance ¹
2. Verb. To arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Orchestrate
1. [v -STRATED, -STRATING, -STRATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Orchestrate
Literary usage of Orchestrate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American History and Encyclopedia of Music by Janet M. Green, Josephine Thrall (1908)
"orchestrate. See also orchestrate. orchestrate To compose or arrange music for
an orchestra; ... See also orchestrate. orchestrina d_i camera ..."
2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"In the late I 940s, orchestrate started gaining wider use, at first in application
to literature and then to other subjects: The rhythm and idiom ..."
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