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constellateenUK
con·stel·late C0589100 (kŏn′stə-lāt′)intr. & tr.v. con·stel·lat·ed, con·stel·lat·ing, con·stel·lates To form or cause to form a group or cluster.
[Back-formation from constellation.]constellate (ˈkɒnstɪˌleɪt) vbto form into clusters in or as if in constellationscon•stel•late (ˈkɒn stəˌleɪt)
v.i., v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. to cluster together, as stars in a constellation. [1615–25; < Late Latin constellātus in the same constellation = Latin con- con- + stell(a) star + -ātus -ate1] constellate
Past participle: constellated
Gerund: constellating
| Imperative |
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| constellate | | constellate |
| Present |
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| I constellate | | you constellate | | he/she/it constellates | | we constellate | | you constellate | | they constellate |
| Preterite |
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| I constellated | | you constellated | | he/she/it constellated | | we constellated | | you constellated | | they constellated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am constellating | | you are constellating | | he/she/it is constellating | | we are constellating | | you are constellating | | they are constellating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have constellated | | you have constellated | | he/she/it has constellated | | we have constellated | | you have constellated | | they have constellated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was constellating | | you were constellating | | he/she/it was constellating | | we were constellating | | you were constellating | | they were constellating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had constellated | | you had constellated | | he/she/it had constellated | | we had constellated | | you had constellated | | they had constellated |
| Future |
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| I will constellate | | you will constellate | | he/she/it will constellate | | we will constellate | | you will constellate | | they will constellate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have constellated | | you will have constellated | | he/she/it will have constellated | | we will have constellated | | you will have constellated | | they will have constellated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be constellating | | you will be constellating | | he/she/it will be constellating | | we will be constellating | | you will be constellating | | they will be constellating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been constellating | | you have been constellating | | he/she/it has been constellating | | we have been constellating | | you have been constellating | | they have been constellating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been constellating | | you will have been constellating | | he/she/it will have been constellating | | we will have been constellating | | you will have been constellating | | they will have been constellating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been constellating | | you had been constellating | | he/she/it had been constellating | | we had been constellating | | you had been constellating | | they had been constellating |
| Conditional |
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| I would constellate | | you would constellate | | he/she/it would constellate | | we would constellate | | you would constellate | | they would constellate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have constellated | | you would have constellated | | he/she/it would have constellated | | we would have constellated | | you would have constellated | | they would have constellated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | constellate - scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights"dot, studcover, extend, continue - span an interval of distance, space or time; "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles" | | 2. | constellate - come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer"cluster, flock, clumphuddle, huddle together - crowd or draw together; "let's huddle together--it's cold!"bunch, bunch together, bunch up - form into a bunch; "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom"foregather, forgather, gather, assemble, meet - collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" | | 3. | constellate - form a constellation or clusterform - assume a form or shape; "the water formed little beads" |
constellateenUK
Synonyms for constellateverb scatter or intersperse like dots or studsSynonymsRelated Wordsverb come together as in a cluster or flockSynonymsRelated Words- huddle
- huddle together
- bunch
- bunch together
- bunch up
- foregather
- forgather
- gather
- assemble
- meet
verb form a constellation or clusterRelated Words |