stellify

transitive verb

stel·​li·​fy

ˈsteləˌfī

-ed/-ing/-es

: to turn into or as if into a star : place among the stars : glorify

therefore deserves to be stellified by British astronomers

—John Ruskin

Word History

Etymology

Middle English stellifien, from Middle French stellifier, from Medieval Latin stellificare, from Latin stella star + -ificare -ify

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