Constellate

Origin

From (the stem of) Latin constellatus ("starred") + -ate.

Full definition of constellate

Verb

1. (transitive) To combine as a cluster.
2. (transitive) To fit, adorn (as if) with constellations.
3. (intransitive) To (form a) cluster.
• 2013, Hilary Mantel, ‘Royal Bodies’, London Review of Books, 35.IV:It’s no surprise that so much fiction constellates around the subject of Henry and his wives.
4. (intransitive) To shine with united radiance, or one general light.
• BoyleThe several things which engage our affections ... shine forth and constellate in God.

Related terms

• constellation
• constellatory
• stellar
• stellate
• stelliform
• stellify