Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To turn into or cause to resemble a star; convert into a constellation; make glorious; glorify.
Wiktionary
- v. transitive, mythology To transform from an earthly body into a celestial body; to place in the sky as such
- v. transitive, astronomy To turn into a star.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. Obs. or R. To turn into a star; to cause to appear like a star; to place among the stars, or in heaven.
Etymologies
- From Middle English stellifien, from Middle French stellifier, from Medieval Latin stellificare, itself from Latin stella ("star") + faciō ("make, do"). (Wiktionary)
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phrontistery-s
from phrontistery.info
sabaton, sabbatarian, sabbulonarium, sabelline, sabin, sable, sabliere, sabot, sabretache, sabulous, saburration, saccade and 1593 more...
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leaven heaven
a haven for lightness
leaven, lever, levity, alleviate, carnival, elevate, legerdemain, mezzo-relievo, relevant, relieve, leprechaun, lung and 36 more...
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transformation
eigenvector, conversion, metaplasia, change, mutation, fermentation, pyrolysis, sublimation, powaqqatsi, vicissitude, veer, convert and 14 more...
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eh
benefis, tabloid, babilon, babylon, rivalry, cosmos, baikonur, eon, rakehell, vunici, kalypso, hexham and 15 more...
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seanahan This word sounds kind of cook, but I think that asterate sounds cooler. May 14, 2008
whichbe To turn into a star; place among the stars. May 13, 2008