"constellate" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-constellate.wav Forms: constellates [present, singular, third-person], constellating [participle, present], constellated [participle, past], constellated [past]
Etymology: From Latin constēllātus (“starred”), past participle of constēllō. Equivalent to Latin constēllō + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|constēllātus||starred}} Latin constēllātus (“starred”), {{af|en|constēllō|-ate|id2=verb|lang1=la|pos2=verb-forming suffix}} Latin constēllō + -ate (verb-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} constellate (third-person singular simple present constellates, present participle constellating, simple past and past participle constellated)
  1. (transitive) To combine as a cluster. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-constellate-en-verb-3tnpxC~Z
  2. (transitive) To fit, adorn (as if) with constellations. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Astronomy Translations (fit, adorn with constellations): consteller (French)
    Sense id: en-constellate-en-verb-Uhl-lGvu Disambiguation of Astronomy: 11 78 0 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (verb), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 60 7 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 27 43 13 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 53 14 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 51 11 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 75 7 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 54 13 15 Disambiguation of 'fit, adorn with constellations': 2 93 0 5
  3. (intransitive) To (form a) cluster. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-constellate-en-verb-UyGrBBxy
  4. (intransitive) To shine with united radiance, or one general light. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-constellate-en-verb-GYRoLYON
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unconstellated Related terms: constellation, constellatory, stellar, stellate, stelliform, stellify, stellion

Inflected forms

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