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- [awr-kuh-streyt]
- /ˈɔr kəˌstreɪt/
- /ˈɔː.kɪ.streɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [awr-kuh-streyt]
- /ˈɔr kəˌstreɪt/
Definitions of orchestrate word
- noun orchestrate Arrange or score (music) for orchestral performance. 1
- transitive verb orchestrate music: arrange 1
- transitive verb orchestrate direct, control 1
- verb orchestrate If you say that someone orchestrates an event or situation, you mean that they carefully organize it in a way that will produce the result that they want. 0
- verb orchestrate When someone orchestrates a piece of music, they write the individual parts to be played by the different instruments of an orchestra. 0
- verb orchestrate to score or arrange (a piece of music) for orchestra 0
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Origin of orchestrate
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80; < French orchestr(er) (derivative of orchestre orchestra) + -ate1
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Parts of speech for Orchestrate
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orchestrate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Synonyms for orchestrate
verb orchestrate
- score — the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- arrange — If you arrange an event or meeting, you make plans for it to happen.
- compose — The things that something is composed of are its parts or members. The separate things that compose something are the parts or members that form it.
- write — to trace or form (characters, letters, words, etc.) on the surface of some material, as with a pen, pencil, or other instrument or means; inscribe: Write your name on the board.
- rewrite — to write in a different form or manner; revise: to rewrite the entire book.
Antonyms for orchestrate
verb orchestrate
- improvise — to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize: to improvise an acceptance speech.
- disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
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