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stellifies

stellifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stellify.

Meaning of stellify

Verb

stellify (third-person singular simple present stellifies, present participle stellifying, simple past and past participle stellified)

  1. (transitive) To transform from an earthly body into a celestial body; to place in the sky as such
    • In Classical mythology, being stellified was about the greatest posthumous honor for a mortal.
  2. (transitive) To turn into a star.
    • An alternative way to stellify the planet may be to not collapse Jupiter, but instead to introduce a collapsed object into its core.1989, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, 109: 75

Questions about stellifies

What is stellifies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stellifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stellify.

Words near stellifies in the dictionary

  1. stellia
  2. stelliferous
  3. Stelliferous Age
  4. Stelliferous Era
  5. stellified
  6. stellifies
  7. stelliform
  8. stellify
  9. stellifying
  10. stelligerous
  11. stelling

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