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constellate
con·stel·late
/
ˈkɒn
stəˌleɪt
/
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[
kon
-st
uh
-leyt
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verb (used without object),
verb
(used with object),
con·stel·lat·ed,
con·stel·lat·ing.
to cluster together, as stars in a
constellation
.
Origin:
1615–25;
<
Late Latin
constellātus
star-studded, equivalent to
Latin
con-
con-
+
stell
(
a
) star +
-ātus
-ate
1
Related forms
un·con·stel·lat·ed,
adjective
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constellate
(ˈkɒnstɪˌleɪt)
—
vb
to form into clusters in or as if in constellations
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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