orchestrate
verb
- coordinate, manage
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɔː(ɹ).kə.stɹeɪt/ / /ˈɔɹ.kəstˌɹeɪt/
verb
Etymology: From orchestra + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French orchestrer.
- 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.”
“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.”