释义 |
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 |
---|
constellate | constellate |
Present |
---|
I constellate | you constellate | he/she/it constellates | we constellate | you constellate | they constellate |
Preterite |
---|
I constellated | you constellated | he/she/it constellated | we constellated | you constellated | they constellated |
Present Continuous |
---|
I am constellating | you are constellating | he/she/it is constellating | we are constellating | you are constellating | they are constellating |
Present Perfect |
---|
I have constellated | you have constellated | he/she/it has constellated | we have constellated | you have constellated | they have constellated |
Past Continuous |
---|
I was constellating | you were constellating | he/she/it was constellating | we were constellating | you were constellating | they were constellating |
Past Perfect |
---|
I had constellated | you had constellated | he/she/it had constellated | we had constellated | you had constellated | they had constellated |
Future |
---|
I will constellate | you will constellate | he/she/it will constellate | we will constellate | you will constellate | they will constellate |
Future Perfect |
---|
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 |
---|
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 |
---|
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 |
---|
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 |
---|
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 |
---|
I would constellate | you would constellate | he/she/it would constellate | we would constellate | you would constellate | they would constellate |
Past Conditional |
---|
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 | ThesaurusVerb | 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 |