orchestrate
pronunciation
How to pronounce orchestrate in British English:
UK [ˈɔ:kɪstreɪt]
How to pronounce orchestrate in American English:
US [ˈɔrkɪstreɪt]
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- Verb:
- write an orchestra score for
- plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
Word Origin
- orchestrate (v.)
- "to compose or arrange (music) for an orchestra," 1855, back-formation from orchestration. The figurative sense is attested from 1883. Related: Orchestrated; orchestrating.
Example
- 1. Some suggest that it has even helped to orchestrate some of the anger directed at mr zardari .
- 2. Was espada involved with rosenberg trying to orchestrate a new kind of coup ?
- 3. Mr thaksin himself , relishing his victory , might orchestrate some sort of vengeance against the coupmakers , causing fresh unrest .
- 4. Wireless operators will pay more for large , contiguous parcels of spectrum , which is why the fcc wants to orchestrate the process .
- 5. He may have helped orchestrate the party 's historic victory last september , and set in train political reforms that helped end japan 's long-history of one-party rule .