I. ˈkänztəˌlāt, -än(t)st-, usu -ād.+V verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Late Latin constellatus studded with stars, from Latin com- + stellatus set with stars, from stella star + -atus -ate — more at star
transitive verb
1.
a. obsolete : to affect with stellar influence
b. astrology : to fashion or predestine especially by an especial conjunction of planets
an individual constellated to be great
2. : to unite in a cluster especially with a radiance or display suggestive of a constellation
manifestations … constellated around a single motif — A.L.Kroeber
it is not strange that the 19th century is constellated with demonic figures — Henry Miller
3. : to set or adorn with or as if with stars or constellations : stud
hills … constellated and twinkling with street lamps — J.B.Priestley
intransitive verb
: to cluster like stars in a constellation
all writers of note constellate there in the summer
the tendency of symbolisms to constellate in accordance with an unconscious or intuitive logic — Edward Sapir
II. -ˌlāt, -_lə̇t adjective
Etymology: Late Latin constellatus
: constellated