Definition of orchestrate
orchestrated
;orchestrating
transitive verb
1a : to compose or arrange (music) for an orchestra The composer orchestrated the music for the symphony orchestra.b : to provide with orchestration orchestrate a ballet
2 : to arrange or combine so as to achieve a desired or maximum effect orchestrated preparations for the banquet a carefully orchestrated stunt
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Examples of orchestrate in a Sentence
He recently orchestrated a musical.
She orchestrated the entire event.
It's still unclear who was responsible for orchestrating the attack.
A strike was orchestrated by union members.
Recent Examples of orchestrate from the Web
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Over 25 days, the city of New Orleans orchestrated the removal of four Confederate monuments.
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In wrapping up dealing with the false threat, Claire orchestrates Braugher's resignation, and agrees to a meeting with Jane later in the week.
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Barnett pushed for and helped orchestrate the visit.
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Some Afghan officials have blamed the Haqqanis and Pakistan’s intelligence agencies for orchestrating the bombing.
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Locked in solitary confinement, the inmate used a phone to orchestrate a murder-for-hire plot against a prosecutor’s father.
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U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkey accuses of orchestrating the coup, is also named as a defendant in the trial and is being tried in absentia along with eight other defendants who are on the run.
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The real reason the orcas likely orchestrated an attack?
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In some prank orchestrated by the god of random events, Tom had drawn a stateroom assignment right next door to Randal and Bill's.
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1858
First Known Use of orchestrate
1858
ORCHESTRATE Defined for English Language Learners
orchestrate
playDefinition of orchestrate for English Language Learners
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: to write or change (a piece of music) so that it can be played by an orchestra
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: to organize or plan (something that is complicated)
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