choreograph

choreograph [kawr-ee-uh-graf, -grahf, kohr-] ExamplesWord Origin verb (used with object)

1. to provide the choreography for: to choreograph a musical comedy.
2. to manage, maneuver, or direct: The author is a genius at choreographing a large cast of characters.

verb (used without object)

3. to work as a choreographer.

Origin of choreograph First recorded in 1875–80; back formation from choreography Related formsre·cho·re·o·graph, verb (used with object)un·cho·re·o·graphed, adjective Examples from the Web for choreograph Contemporary Examples of choreograph

In other words, some DNA changes, particularly those in genes that choreograph brain development, may have a lifelong legacy.

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British Dictionary definitions for choreograph choreograph verb

1. (tr) to compose the steps and dances for (a piece of music or ballet)

Word Origin and History for choreograph v.

1943, American English, back-formation from choreography, or else from French choréographier (1827). Figurative sense from c.1965. Related: choreographed.