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orchestrate

verb

  1. coordinate, manage
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɔː(ɹ).kə.stɹeɪt/ / /ˈɔɹ.kəstˌɹeɪt/

verb

Etymology: From orchestra + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French orchestrer.

  1. To arrange or score music for performance by an orchestra.
  2. To compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance.

    Sergio Leone orchestrated "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".

  3. To arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect

    Orchestrated histories are not fact-based.

    Here is chromophonic montage at its most skillful, as Minnelli orchestrates camera movement, music, and lighting in a crescendo of sound and color which red comes to dominate in the climactic moment of violent explosion.