tr.v. con·ster·nat·ed, con·ster·nat·ing, con·ster·nates To cause consternation in. [Latin cōnsternāre, cōnsternāt- : com-, intensive pref.; see COM- + sternere, to throw down; see ster-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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