"orchestrate" meaning in All languages combined

See orchestrate on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɔː(r).kə.streɪt/ [UK], /ˈɔr.kəstˌreɪt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-orchestrate.wav [UK] Forms: orchestrate [canonical], orchestrates [third-person, singular], orchestrated [past], orchestrated [past, participle], orchestrating [present, participle]
Etymology: orchestra + -ate Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|orchestra|ate}} orchestra + -ate Head templates: {{verb|orchestrat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A musical term meaning to assign specific instruments.
    Sense id: simple-orchestrate-en-verb-9j-QQBaH
  2. If you orchestrate something, you plan or manipulate it.
    Sense id: simple-orchestrate-en-verb-6Lm095I2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ate
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