transitive verb
-·nat·ed, -·nat·ing to overcome with consternation; unnerve; dismay
Origin of consternate
Classical Latin consternatus, past participle of consternare: see consternationconsternate
con·ster·nateWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"consternate." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 15 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/consternate>.
APA Style
consternate. (n.d.). Retrieved January 15th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/consternate
consternate
transitive verb
con·ster·nat·ed, con·ster·nat·ing, con·ster·natesTo cause consternation in.
Origin of consternate
Latin cōnsternāre cōnsternāt- com- intensive pref. ; see com- . sternere to throw down ; see ster-2 in Indo-European roots.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"consternate." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 15 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/consternate>.
APA Style
consternate. (n.d.). Retrieved January 15th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/consternate
Verb
(third-person singular simple present consternates, present participle consternating, simple past and past participle consternated)
- To cause consternation
- To dismay
English Wiktionary. Available under CC-BY-SA license.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"consternate." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 15 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/consternate>.
APA Style
consternate. (n.d.). Retrieved January 15th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/consternate
