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To arrange or score music for performance by an orchestra.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
Sergio Leone orchestrated "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
Orchestrated histories are not fact-based.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he masterminded the robbery
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plan
Narrower terms: choreograph
write an orchestra score for
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: score
From orchestra + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French orchestrer.
Across languages
Translations
45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
оркестрирам
(orkestriram)
— to arrange or score music for performance by an orchestra
Catalan :
orquestrar
— to arrange or score music for performance by an orchestra
Chinese Mandarin :
编管弦乐曲
— to arrange or score music for performance by an orchestra
Finnish :
soitintaa
— to arrange or score music for performance by an orchestra
French :
orquestrer
— to arrange or score music for performance by an orchestra
Greek :
ενορχηστρώνω
(enorchistróno)
— to arrange or score music for performance by an orchestra
Italian :
orchestrare
— to arrange or score music for performance by an orchestra
Norwegian Bokmål :
arrangere
— to arrange or score music for performance by an orchestra
Portuguese :
orquestrar
— to arrange or score music for performance by an orchestra
Spanish :
orquestar
— to arrange or score music for performance by an orchestra
Swedish :
orkestrera
— to arrange or score music for performance by an orchestra
Swedish :
arrangera
— to arrange or score music for performance by an orchestra
Catalan :
orquestrar
— to compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance
Finnish :
säveltää
— to compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance
Finnish :
sovittaa
— to compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance
French :
orchestrer
— to compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance
German :
orchestrieren
— to compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance
Greek :
ενορχηστρώνω
(enorchistróno)
— to compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance
Hungarian :
hangszerel
— to compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance
Italian :
orchestrare
— to compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance
Portuguese :
orquestrar
— to compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance
Russian :
оркестрова́ть
(orkestrovátʹ)
— to compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance
Russian :
инструментова́ть
(instrumentovátʹ)
— to compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance
Serbo-Croatian :
orkestrirati
— to compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance
Spanish :
orquestar
— to compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance
Bulgarian :
аранжирам
(aranžiram)
— to arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect
Catalan :
orquestrar
— to arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect
Finnish :
järjestää
— to arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect
Finnish :
organisoida
— to arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect
French :
orchestrer
— to arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect
German :
orchestrieren
— to arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect
Greek :
ενορχηστρώνω
(enorchistróno)
— to arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect
Italian :
orchestrare
— to arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect
Norwegian Bokmål :
iscenesette
— to arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect
Norwegian Bokmål :
arrangere
— to arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect
Polish :
organizować
— to arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect
Polish :
zorganizować
— to arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect
Portuguese :
orquestrar
— to arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect
Russian :
организо́вывать
(organizóvyvatʹ)
— to arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect
Russian :
организова́ть
(organizovátʹ)
— to arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect
Serbo-Croatian :
aranžirati
— to arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect
Serbo-Croatian :
orkestrirati
— to arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect
Spanish :
orquestar
— to arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect
Swedish :
iscensätta
— to arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect
Swedish :
orkestrera
— to arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect