constellate
/ˈkɑn.stɛll.e͜ɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "[…] he who is solicitous for his own improvement, must not suffer his endeavours to be limited by local reputation, but select from every tribe of mortals their characteristical virtues, and constellate in himself the scattered graces which shine single in other men."
- "What Artist now dares boast that he can bring Heaven hither, or constellate any thing, So as the influence of those starres may bee Imprisond in an Herbe, or Charme, or Tree, And doe by touch, all which those starres could do?"
- "The abbot was not merely accused of rape and murder; the crime of sorcery was laid to his charge, as well as to Matilda’s. […] To criminate the monk, the constellated mirror was produced, which Matilda had accidentally left in his chamber."
- "There grew pied wind-flowers and violets, Daisies, those pearled Arcturi of the earth, The constellated flower that never sets;"
- "[…] even the constellated glories of Paradise Lost are less moving than the plain words wherein Samson [Agonistes] forecasts his approaching end […]"
- "It’s no surprise that so much fiction constellates around the subject of Henry and his wives."
Etymology
From Latin constēllātus (“starred”), past participle of constēllō. Equivalent to Latin constēllō + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: constēllātus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɑn.stɛll.e͜ɪt/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Astronomy.