English Explanatory Dictionary

stellify

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To transform from an earthly body into a celestial body; to place in the sky as such
  2. To turn into a star.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɛl.ɪ.faɪ/ en-us-stellify.ogg

Word forms

stellify stellifies stellifying stellified

Etymology

From Middle English stellifien (“to make into a star; glorify, deify”), from Middle French stellifier, from Medieval Latin stellificāre, itself from Latin stella (“star”) + faciō (“make, do”).

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on S Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary