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[ awr-kuh-streyt ] / ˈɔr kəˌstreɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR orchestrate ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with or without object), or·ches·trat·ed, or·ches·trat·ing.to compose or arrange (music) for performance by an orchestra. to arrange or manipulate, especially by means of clever or thorough planning or maneuvering: to orchestrate a profitable trade agreement. Origin of orchestrate1875–80; <French orchestr(er) (derivative of orchestreorchestra) + -ate1 OTHER WORDS FROM orchestrateor·ches·tra·tion, nounor·ches·tra·tor, or·ches·trat·er, nouno·ver·or·ches·trate, verb, o·ver·or·ches·trat·ed, o·ver·or·ches·trat·ing.re·or·ches·trate, verb, re·or·ches·trat·ed, re·or·ches·trat·ing. re·or·ches·tra·tion, nounun·or·ches·trat·ed, adjective Words nearby orchestrateorchard oriole, orchard valve, orchectomy, orchestra, orchestral, orchestrate, orchestrina, orchestrion, orchi-, orchialgia, orchid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for orchestrateBut that has not prevented the Kremlin from attempting to orchestrate its own narrative of events. Photographs Expose Russian-Trained Killers in Kiev|Jamie Dettmer|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Know and select the right instruments of statecraft and orchestrate them to maximum effect. The Essential Spy Guide|Henry A. Crumpton|May 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST As if they were all getting together to orchestrate the musical chairs. Dump Joe Biden? Nah|Howard Kurtz|August 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST And he worked to orchestrate more effective collaboration between the military and the intelligence community. Obama's Secret Wars|John Barry|June 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The three remaining movements are very simple, and it will be pleasant and easy to orchestrate them. The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky True, there remained three acts to compose and orchestrate—but what was that to a Richard Wagner! Richard Wagner|John F. Runciman My work with Rimsky-Korsakov consisted of his giving me pieces of classical music to orchestrate. An Autobiography|Igor Stravinsky He opined that Wagner did not know how to compose nor how to orchestrate; he found the music lacking in warmth. Richard Wagner|John F. Runciman We agreed that I should orchestrate two parts of the opera and write the final chorus, while he undertook the rest. An Autobiography|Igor Stravinsky
British Dictionary definitions for orchestrate
verb (tr)to score or arrange (a piece of music) for orchestra to arrange, organize, or build up for special or maximum effect Derived forms of orchestrateorchestration, nounorchestrator, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to orchestratecoordinate, set up, manage, arrange, compose, unify, concert, harmonize, synthesize, score, integrate, blend, present, symphonize, put together |