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Definition of "choreograph" [choreograph]

  • To create the choreography of: choreograph a ballet. (verb-transitive)
  • To plan out or oversee the movement, development, or details of; orchestrate: aides who choreographed the candidate's tour. (verb-transitive)
  • To specialize in choreography. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "choreograph" in a sentence
  • "And Ralph Reed, an associate of Mr. Abramoff, was quoted as saying that he helped "choreograph" a response for you when you were attorney general towards a tribal problem."
  • "Other times, he said, she has had to choreograph divertissements from scratch, "using the building blocks of the period and creating something new.""
  • "In 1982, Ms. Turocy was invited to choreograph Rameau's "Les Bor é ades" for the official French festivities in honor of the composer's 300th birthday the following year."