orchestrate

orchestrate Definition

or·ches·trate (ôr′kis trāt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·trat′ed, -·trat′·ing

to compose or arrange (music) for an orchestra
to furnish (a ballet, etc.) with an orchestral score
to coordinate or arrange (something) so as to achieve (a desired result) to orchestrate our efforts; to orchestrate an agreement

orchestrate Related Forms

or′·ches·tra′·tion noun or′·ches·tra′·tor noun or or′·ches·trat′er

orchestrate Synonyms

orchestrate Usage Examples

Object

smuggling: However, there is considerable evidence that the tobacco companies orchestrate tobacco smuggling in their own commercial interests.
coup: Chile ( 1973 ) - Orchestrated a coup, killing President Allende who had been popularly elected.
campaign: I have yet to see evidence of an orchestrated campaign against Catholic doctors.
recording: He also included a beautifully orchestrated new recording of " Spirit Of Summer " .
violence: Two formerly warring gangs who have now joined forces orchestrated the violence in Gonaives.
attack: July 16, 1997: Moree Orange Hall near Pomeroy, County Tyrone is burnt to the ground in an IRA orchestrated attack.

Subject

government: But solidarity does not mean solidarity orchestrated by the government with the Prime Minister as its conductor.
force: All of these things could have been orchestrated only by forces within our own government.
group: All of them had been orchestrated by a young group of neoconservatives, who were determined to destroy Clinton.
gang: Yet it wasn't orchestrated by fascist gangs, it came from sophisticated Spanish society.

Preposition: by

government: But solidarity does not mean solidarity orchestrated by the government with the Prime Minister as its conductor.
force: All of these things could have been orchestrated only by forces within our own government.
group: All of them had been orchestrated by a young group of neoconservatives, who were determined to destroy Clinton.
gang: Yet it wasn't orchestrated by fascist gangs, it came from sophisticated Spanish society.

Modifying Another Word

brilliantly: The lighting effects in the King's book are brilliantly orchestrated, attaining a high point in its miniature of The Nativity.
carefully: Secondly, the nuclear industry has recently launched a carefully orchestrated PR campaign.
beautifully: Ditto the beautifully orchestrated " Little Bit Of Sunshine.
fully: The book's text is like a fully orchestrated accompaniment.
perfectly: Swirling strings perfectly orchestrated, rise above the funky backdrop to caress the senses, a great example of Barry's musical genius.
heavily: The compilation gets its name from Dunn Pearson's ' Groove On Down ' a heavily orchestrated funky disco classic from 1978.

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