orchestrate

English

Etymology

orchestra +‎ -ate

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɔː(ɹ).kə.stɹeɪt/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɹ.kəstˌɹeɪt/

Verb

orchestrate (third-person singular simple present orchestrates, present participle orchestrating, simple past and past participle orchestrated)

To arrange or score music for performance by an orchestra.
To compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance.
Sergio Leone orchestrated "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".
To arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect
Orchestrated histories are not fact-based.

Related terms

orchestration
orchestrator

Translations

to arrange or score music for performance by an orchestra

Chinese:
Mandarin: 编管弦乐曲
Finnish: soitintaa

Greek: ενορχηστρώνω (el) (enorchistróno)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: arrangere (no)

to compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance

Finnish: säveltää (fi) (to compose), sovittaa (fi) (to arrange)
French: orchestrer (fr)
German: orchestrieren (de)
Greek: ενορχηστρώνω (el) (enorchistróno)

Hungarian: hangszerel (hu)
Russian: оркестрова́ть (ru) impf (orkestrovátʹ), инструментова́ть (ru) impf (instrumentovátʹ)
Serbo-Croatian: orkestrirati (sh)

to arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect

Finnish: järjestää (fi), organisoida (fi)
French: orchestrer (fr)
German: orchestrieren (de)
Greek: ενορχηστρώνω (el) (enorchistróno)

Norwegian:
Bokmål: iscenesette, arrangere (no)
Russian: организо́вывать (ru) impf (organizóvyvatʹ), организова́ть (ru) pf (organizovátʹ)
Serbo-Croatian: aranžirati (sh), orkestrirati (sh)

Anagrams

Sacher torte, Sachertorte, sacher torte

Italian

Verb

orchestrate

second-person plural present indicative of orchestrare
second-person plural imperative of orchestrare
feminine plural of orchestrato