Stellify

//ˈstɛl.ɪ.faɪ// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To transform from an earthly body into a celestial body; to place in the sky as such transitive

    "In Classical mythology, being stellified was about the greatest posthumous honor for a mortal."

  2. 2
    To turn into a star. transitive

    "An alternative way to stellify the planet may be to not collapse Jupiter, but instead to introduce a collapsed object into its core."

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"In Classical mythology, being stellified was about the greatest posthumous honor for a mortal."

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”).

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