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单词 constellate
释义 con·stel·late
I. \ˈkänztəˌlāt, -än(t)st-, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Late Latin constellatus studded with stars, from Latin com- + stellatus set with stars, from stella star + -atus -ate — more at star
transitive verb
1.
 a. obsolete : to affect with stellar influence
 b. astrology : to fashion or predestine especially by an especial conjunction of planets
  < an individual constellated to be great >
2. : to unite in a cluster especially with a radiance or display suggestive of a constellation
 < manifestations … constellated around a single motif — A.L.Kroeber >
 < it is not strange that the 19th century is constellated with demonic figures — Henry Miller >
3. : to set or adorn with or as if with stars or constellations : stud
 < hills … constellated and twinkling with street lamps — J.B.Priestley >
intransitive verb
: to cluster like stars in a constellation
 < all writers of note constellate there in the summer >
 < the tendency of symbolisms to constellate in accordance with an unconscious or intuitive logic — Edward Sapir >
II. \-ˌlāt, -_lə̇t\ adjective
Etymology: Late Latin constellatus
: constellated
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