Definition of Orchestrate

1. Verb. Write an orchestra score for. "They will Orchestrate the duet"

Category relationships: Euphony, Music
Generic synonyms: Score
Derivative terms: Orchestra, Orchestration, Orchestration, Orchestrator

2. Verb. Plan and direct (a complex undertaking). ; "He masterminded the robbery"

Definition of Orchestrate

1. Verb. to compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance ¹

2. Verb. To arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Orchestrate

1. [v -STRATED, -STRATING, -STRATES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Orchestrate

orchella
orchellas
orchels
orcheo-
orcheses
orchesis
orchesography
orchestian
orchestra hit
orchestra pit
orchestral
orchestral bells
orchestrally
orchestras
orchestrate
orchestrated
orchestrater
orchestraters
orchestrates
orchestrating
orchestration
orchestrational
orchestrations
orchestrator
orchestrators
orchestre
orchestrelle
orchestrelles
orchestric

Literary usage of Orchestrate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American History and Encyclopedia of Music by Janet M. Green, Josephine Thrall (1908)
"Orchestrate. See also orchestrate. orchestrate To compose or arrange music for an orchestra; ... See also orchestrate. orchestrina d_i camera ..."

2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"In the late I 940s, orchestrate started gaining wider use, at first in application to literature and then to other subjects: The rhythm and idiom ..."

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