choreograph
pronunciation
How to pronounce choreograph in British English:
UK [ˈkɒriəgrɑ:f]
How to pronounce choreograph in American English:
US [ˈkɔriəgræf]
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- Verb:
- compose a sequence of dance steps, often to music
- plan and oversee the development and details of
Word Origin
- choreograph (v.)
- 1943, American English, back-formation from choreography, or else from French choréographier (1827). Figurative sense from c. 1965. Related: choreographed.
Example
- 1. Do you want me to choreograph the jurisdictions ?
- 2. Now you 'll choreograph by yourselves .
- 3. Do you choreograph dances to reflect discrimination you 've felt as a transsexual ?
- 4. She began to choreograph , or create the steps of dances .
- 5. A " simultaneous operations " unit is needed to choreograph the complex dance of vessels , submersibles and rigs .