concinnate

con·cin·nate

[kon-suh-neyt]
verb (used with object), con·cin·nat·ed, con·cin·nat·ing.
to arrange or blend together skillfully, as parts or elements; put together in a harmonious, precisely appropriate, or elegant manner.

Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin concinnātus, past participle of concinnāre to prepare, set in order; cf. concinnous

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