concinnate

[ kon-suh-neyt ]

verb (used with object)

, con·cin·nat·ed, con·cin·nat·ing.

1. to arrange or blend together skillfully, as parts or elements; put together in a harmonious, precisely appropriate, or elegant manner.

Word History and Origins

Origin of concinnate¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin concinnātus, past participle of concinnāre “to prepare, set in order”; concinnous

Example Sentences

Yee’s style is both manic and concinnate, confident and strangely self-aware.

From The New Yorker

She correctly spelled "fête," "sultana," "concinnate," and "misère" on stage to earn her place in the finals.

From Chicago Tribune

But first an explanation to concinnate my narrative.

From Project Gutenberg

His massive discourses, based on God's word, were a solid pile of concinnate argument, illuminated with the divine light, and glowing with the divine love shed abroad in his heart.

From Project Gutenberg

Each one has his place to fill and his part to do, and the consequence is a concinnate whole.

From Project Gutenberg