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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONSTERNATE

From Latin consternāre, from sternere to lay low, spread out.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CONSTERNATE

consternate  [ˈkɒnstəˌneɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONSTERNATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Consternate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb consternate in English.

WHAT DOES CONSTERNATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of consternate in the English dictionary

The definition of consternate in the dictionary is to fill with anxiety, dismay, dread, or confusion.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CONSTERNATE

PRESENT

Present
I consternate
you consternate
he/she/it consternates
we consternate
you consternate
they consternate
Present continuous
I am consternating
you are consternating
he/she/it is consternating
we are consternating
you are consternating
they are consternating
Present perfect
I have consternated
you have consternated
he/she/it has consternated
we have consternated
you have consternated
they have consternated
Present perfect continuous
I have been consternating
you have been consternating
he/she/it has been consternating
we have been consternating
you have been consternating
they have been consternating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I consternated
you consternated
he/she/it consternated
we consternated
you consternated
they consternated
Past continuous
I was consternating
you were consternating
he/she/it was consternating
we were consternating
you were consternating
they were consternating
Past perfect
I had consternated
you had consternated
he/she/it had consternated
we had consternated
you had consternated
they had consternated
Past perfect continuous
I had been consternating
you had been consternating
he/she/it had been consternating
we had been consternating
you had been consternating
they had been consternating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will consternate
you will consternate
he/she/it will consternate
we will consternate
you will consternate
they will consternate
Future continuous
I will be consternating
you will be consternating
he/she/it will be consternating
we will be consternating
you will be consternating
they will be consternating
Future perfect
I will have consternated
you will have consternated
he/she/it will have consternated
we will have consternated
you will have consternated
they will have consternated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been consternating
you will have been consternating
he/she/it will have been consternating
we will have been consternating
you will have been consternating
they will have been consternating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would consternate
you would consternate
he/she/it would consternate
we would consternate
you would consternate
they would consternate
Conditional continuous
I would be consternating
you would be consternating
he/she/it would be consternating
we would be consternating
you would be consternating
they would be consternating
Conditional perfect
I would have consternate
you would have consternate
he/she/it would have consternate
we would have consternate
you would have consternate
they would have consternate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been consternating
you would have been consternating
he/she/it would have been consternating
we would have been consternating
you would have been consternating
they would have been consternating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you consternate
we let´s consternate
you consternate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to consternate
Past participle
consternated
Present Participle
consternating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONSTERNATE


alienate
ˈeɪljəˌneɪt
alternate
ˈɔːltəˌneɪt
arsenate
ˈɑːsəˌneɪt
carbonate
ˈkɑːbəˌneɪt
cyanate
ˈsaɪəˌneɪt
detonate
ˈdɛtəˌneɪt
emanate
ˈɛməˌneɪt
gluconate
ˈɡluːkəˌneɪt
hibernate
ˈhaɪbəˌneɪt
impersonate
ɪmˈpɜːsəˌneɪt
incatenate
ɪnˈkætəˌneɪt
malonate
ˈmæləˌneɪt
polycarbonate
ˌpɒlɪˈkɑːbəˌneɪt
propionate
ˈprəʊpɪəˌneɪt
protonate
ˈprəʊtəˌneɪt
resonate
ˈrɛzəˌneɪt
sulfonate
ˈsʌlfəˌneɪt
sulphonate
ˈsʌlfəˌneɪt
sultanate
ˈsʌltəˌneɪt
titanate
ˈtaɪtəˌneɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONSTERNATE

constantly
constatation
constate
constative
constellate
constellation
constellational
constellatory
consternation
constipate
constipated
constipation
constituencies
constituency
constituency party
constituent
constituent assembly
constituently
constitute
constituter

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONSTERNATE

bicornate
coordinate
cybernate
discarnate
dominate
donate
eliminate
excarnate
incarnate
inornate
originate
ornate
passionate
quaternate
reincarnate
senate
subalternate
supernate
ternate
triternate

Synonyms and antonyms of consternate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «consternate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONSTERNATE

Find out the translation of consternate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of consternate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «consternate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

consternate
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

consternate
570 millions of speakers

English

consternate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

consternate
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

consternate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

consternate
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

consternate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

consternate
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

consternate
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengganggu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

consternate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

consternate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

consternate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Consternate
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

consternate
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

consternate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सडणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

consternate
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

consternate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

consternate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

consternate
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

consternate
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

consternate
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

consternate
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

consternate
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

consternate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of consternate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONSTERNATE»

The term «consternate» is used very little and occupies the 183.796 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONSTERNATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «consternate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «consternate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about consternate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONSTERNATE»

Discover the use of consternate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to consternate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Top 100 Power Verbs: The Most Powerful Verbs and Phrases You ...
Consternate. (1) deprive of courage or power to act out of fear or anxiety; dismay; unnerve Word Used in Sentence(s) (1) “But ifwe had to trade with a Europe dominated by the present German trade policies, we might have to change our ...
Michael Lawrence Faulkner, Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford, 2013
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The golden Latin Gospels: JP in the library of J. Pierpont ...
4 consternate Reg 1 Bvii 8. (consternate RW q p). constrernatae aur; mente consternarentur D*; mente contristarentur ffz ; aporiarentur d; haesitarent f\ stuperent a c. Gr. 8ia to cnropeicrdat. XBCDL, vel Siairopeicrdai AXrAAII a/; Stairopeuv 1.2 ...
Herman Charles Hoskier, 1911
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The Golden-Latin-Gospels J P in the Library of J. Pierpont ...
(ingresse EW fz y y [non 8]) ingraessae h; introeuntes autem d; cum venissent autem c; regressae D. “and when he went away the women entered” Diate::. ipso ( pro eoj galilea 8 ingresse (gr 610680011001). consternate Reg 1 Bvii 8.
Herman Charles Hoskier, 1911
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Simon & Schuster Super Crossword Puzzle Dictionary And ...
... sort with; 9 affiliate, associate, harmonize; 10 fraternize; 11 confederate consortium: 4 pool; 9 syndicate consortship: 11 comradeship; 13 companionship conspectus: 8 syllabus; 10 prospectus 185 consistently / consternate conspicuity: 9 ...
Seth Godin, Lark Productions LLC, Seth Godin Productions, 1999
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Roget's II: the new thesaurus
consternate. Syns: concern, regard, solicitude, though If ulness. 2. ADVISEMENT. 3. ATTENTION. 4. ESTEEM. 5. PAYMENT. considered adjective 1. ADVISED. 2. CALCULATED. consign verb 1. COMMIT. 2. ENTRUST. 3. SEND. consist verb 1.
Peter Mark Roget, M.D., F.R.S., Unknown, 1985
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The Sanskrit Origin of English Language: A Revolutionary ...
Consecution-San Sankhyatvan,Creator-Kartar, Consequent-SanSankhyant, Convolve-Sanvalit; Cui bono-Kim Prayojano, Death-Divangat, Cottor-Kot Kutir, Consternate-Santrasit. Sanskrit Words Transformation Process English Words ...
T. R. Sharma (of Maharishi Govind Foundation.), 2002
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
Milton, Elkonoklastes, xviii. consternate (kon'ster-nat), v. t. [< L. conster- natus, pp. of consternare, throw into confusion, terrify, dismay, intensive form of coiisternere, throw down, prostrate, bestrew, < com-, together, + sternere, strew: see ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1914
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The Century dictionary and cyclopedia: a work of universal ...
Milton, Eikonoklastes, xviii. consternate (kon'ster-nat), v. t. [< L. conster- natus, pp. of consternate, throw into confusion, terrify, dismay, intensive form of consternere, throw down, prostrate, bestrew, < com-, together, + sternere, strew : see ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1897
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Mathematical Linguistics and Automatic Translation: Report ...
Even though the verb "to consternate" (or "to constern") does not exist, people who know what "consternation" means and who know how to use it, will also understand "consternate" (or "constern"), know how to use it, and make grammatical ...
Anthony G. Oettinger, 1965
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Justice Quinn
He felt the wetness of regret almost dripping from that consternate brow. He remembered thinking in his blurry haze, What's he gonna do with that gun? Or has he already done it? And Justice moved under the sun with an entire force around ...
Dawn Dyson, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONSTERNATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term consternate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Austin: My Time in Texas' Liberal Haven
The trucks, the buildings and the people all towered over me, but it was excitement rather than consternate that filled my now childlike frame. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
GOP budget negotiators still have to iron out some differences
who is on the House GOP's whip team, said discretionary domestic spending is “an area that we're going to consternate over.” “It's going to ... «Politico, Apr 15»
3
The 'African moment' in global Catholicism gathers steam
For Americans of both the left and the right, this “African Moment” will cheer and consternate in roughly equal measure. On the “wars of culture,” ... «Crux: Covering all things Catholic, Mar 15»
4
At long last, New Orleans has a map of its construction projects. But …
While New Orleans' moving labyrinth of street closures, blinking arrows, orange barrels and chain-link fences continues to consternate ... «NOLA.com, Mar 15»
5
SYDNEY: Bechdel Test your life
I tend to opt out, enjoy the plot, reflect and consternate later. But in the wake of Valentine's Day weekend, I decided to do the “if my life were a ... «Yale Daily News, Feb 15»
6
Dr. Maiden Name Will See You Now
First, the sheer magnitude of the number of women who discuss and consternate over this decision, whether or not they are engaged, makes it ... «MedPage Today, Feb 15»
7
Doctor Who: 'In the Forest of the Night' episode review (25 Oct, 2014)
Meanwhile, the Coal Hill School kids coo and aww over their teachers' unsubtle courtship and consternate the Doctor with their youthful ... «Wired.co.uk, Oct 14»
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Kenmare Resources' (KMRPF) Q2 2014 Results - Earnings Call …
... longer economic to manufacturer and production came down from a 125,000 tonnes per month of imported ilmenite consternate into Vietnam ... «Seeking Alpha, Aug 14»
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Campus Sexual Assault: Can Congress Compel Colleges To Act?
In any event, CASA has teeth, enough so to encourage supporters and consternate detractors. Among other provisions, it mandates new ... «Forbes, Aug 14»
10
Mat Bevel lights up Tucson Museum of Art
His works fascinate and consternate. You aren't sure if you want to step up close and figure out the objects he used and how he put them ... «Arizona Daily Star, Aug 14»

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