Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • intransitive & transitive verb To form or cause to form a group or cluster.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To join luster; shine with united radiance or one general light.
  • To unite (several shining bodies) in one illumination.
  • To form into or furnish with constellations or stars.
  • To place in a constellation or mate with stars.
  • To group in or as if in a constellation: as, the constellated graces of faith, hope, and charity.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • intransitive verb rare To join luster; to shine with united radiance, or one general light.
  • transitive verb rare To unite in one luster or radiance, as stars.
  • transitive verb To set or adorn with stars or constellations.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb transitive To combine as a cluster
  • verb transitive To fit, adorn (as if) with constellations
  • verb intransitive To (form a) cluster.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb form a constellation or cluster
  • verb scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
  • verb come together as in a cluster or flock

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Back-formation from constellation.]

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From (the stem of) Latin constellatus ("starred") +‎ -ate.

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  • Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet: 'I go to the river to gaze at the river, like everyone else. I'm no different. And behind all this, O sky my sky, I secretly constellate and have my infinity.'

    July 11, 2008

  • "1. To join luster; shine with united radiance or one general light.

    2. To unite (several shining bodies) in one illumination.

    3. To form into or furnish with constellations or stars.

    4. To place in a constellation or mate with stars.

    5. To group in or as if in a constellation: as, the constellated graces of faith, hope, and charity."

    --Century Dictionary

    September 24, 2010