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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CONSTELLATE, v.i. [Low L., to shine, a star.] To join luster; to shine with united radiance or one general light. [Little used.]
The several things which engage our affections shine forth and constellate in God.
CONSTELLATE, v.t. To unite several shining bodies in one splendor. [Little used.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
v
1: scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights" [syn: dot, stud, constellate]
2: come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer" [syn: cluster, constellate, flock, clump]
3: form a constellation or cluster
Merriam Webster's
verb (-lated; -lating) Date: 1643transitive verb 1. to unite in a cluster2. to set or adorn with or as if with constellationsintransitive verb cluster
Oxford Reference Dictionary
v.tr. 1 form into (or as if into) a constellation. 2 adorn as with stars.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Constellate Con"stel*late (? or ?), v. i. [Pref. con- + L. stellatus, p. p. of stellare to cover with stars, stella star. See Stellate.] To join luster; to shine with united radiance, or one general light. [R.] The several things which engage our affections . . . shine forth and constellate in God. --Boule.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Constellate Con"stel*late, v. t. 1. To unite in one luster or radiance, as stars. [R.] Whe know how to constellate these lights. --Boyle. 2. To set or adorn with stars or constellations; as, constellated heavens. --J. Barlow.
