Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to constellate
Participle: constellated
Gerund: constellating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | constellate |
| you | constellate |
| he;she;it | constellates |
| we | constellate |
| you | constellate |
| they | constellate |
Perfect
| I | have constellated |
| you | have constellated |
| he;she;it | has constellated |
| we | have constellated |
| you | have constellated |
| they | have constellated |
Past
| I | constellated |
| you | constellated |
| he;she;it | constellated |
| we | constellated |
| you | constellated |
| they | constellated |
Pluperfect
| 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 |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | constellate |
| you | constellate |
| he;she;it | constellate |
| we | constellate |
| you | constellate |
| they | constellate |
Perfect
| I | have constellated |
| you | have constellated |
| he;she;it | have constellated |
| we | have constellated |
| you | have constellated |
| they | have constellated |
Imperfect
| I | constellated |
| you | constellated |
| he;she;it | constellated |
| we | constellated |
| you | constellated |
| they | constellated |
Pluperfect
| I | had constellated |
| you | had constellated |
| he;she;it | had constellated |
| we | had constellated |
| you | had constellated |
| they | had constellated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would constellate |
| you | would constellate |
| he;she;it | would constellate |
| we | would constellate |
| you | would constellate |
| they | would constellate |
Perfect
| 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 |
Imperative
| you | constellate |
| we | Let's constellate |
| you | constellate |
Verbs conjugated like 'constellate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'constellate'
castellate,
consternate,
cantillate,
consecrate,
conservate,
consolate,
constate,
constipate,
constuprate,
contemplate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Latin constēllātus (“starred”), past participle of constēllō. Equivalent to Latin constēllō + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Sample Sentences
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[…] 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. [1752 February 18, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler, volume 6, number 201, page 229:]
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What Artist now dares boast that he can bring
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Heaven hither, or constellate any thing,
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So as the influence of those starres may bee
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Imprisond in an Herbe, or Charme, or Tree,
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And doe by touch, all which those starres could do? [1611, John Donne, An Anatomy of the World, London: Samuel Macham:]
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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. [1796, Matthew Lewis, chapter 12, in The Monk, volume 3, London: J. Bell, pages 277–278:]
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There grew pied wind-flowers and violets,
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Daisies, those pearled Arcturi of the earth,
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The constellated flower that never sets; [1822, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Question”, lines 9–11:]
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[…] even the constellated glories of Paradise Lost are less moving than the plain words wherein Samson [Agonistes] forecasts his approaching end […] [1897, Walter Raleigh, Style, “Sincerity”, page 91:]
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It’s no surprise that so much fiction constellates around the subject of Henry and his wives. [2013, Hilary Mantel, “Royal Bodies”, in London Review of Books, volume 35, number 4:]
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[…] the several things which are wont most to Engage and Heighten our affections, do, in a peculiar and transcendent manner, Shine forth and Constellate in God. [1660, Robert Boyle, Seraphick Love, 4th edition (published under the title Some Motives and Incentives to the Love of God), London: H. Herringman, published 1665, page 52:]