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constellate


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Constellate  \Con"stel*late\  (?  or  ?),  v.  i.  [Pref.  con-  +  L. 
  stellatus  p.  p.  of  stellare  to  cover  with  stars,  stella 
  star.  See  {Stellate}.] 
  To  join  luster;  to  shine  with  united  radiance,  or  one  general 
  light.  [R.] 
 
  The  several  things  which  engage  our  affections  .  .  . 
  shine  forth  and  constellate  in  God.  --Boule. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Constellate  \Con"stel*late\,  v.  t. 
  1.  To  unite  in  one  luster  or  radiance,  as  stars.  [R.] 
 
  Whe  know  how  to  constellate  these  lights.  --Boyle. 
 
  2.  To  set  or  adorn  with  stars  or  constellations;  as 
  constellated  heavens.  --J.  Barlow. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  constellate 
  v  1:  scatter  or  intersperse  like  dots  or  studs;  "Hills 
  constellated  with  lights"  [syn:  {dot},  {stud}] 
  2:  come  together  as  in  a  cluster  or  flock;  "The  poets 
  constellate  in  this  town  every  summer"  [syn:  {cluster},  {flock}, 
  {clump}] 
  3:  form  a  constellation  or  cluster 




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