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celestify

/səˈlɛs.tə.faɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ce-les-ti-fy
IPA
/səˈlɛs.tə.faɪ/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make like heaven.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin caelestis (“heavenly”) + -fy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /səˈlɛs.tə.faɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

celestifies (present, singular) celestifying (participle, present) celestified (participle, past) celestified (past)

Synonyms

celestialize

Questions

How do you pronounce celestify?
The recorded pronunciation is /səˈlɛs.tə.faɪ/.
What does celestify mean?
To make like heaven.
Where does celestify come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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