"enstar" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: enstars [present, singular, third-person], enstarring [participle, present], enstarred [participle, past], enstarred [past]
Etymology: en- + star Etymology templates: {{pre|en|en|star}} en- + star Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} enstar (third-person singular simple present enstars, present participle enstarring, simple past and past participle enstarred)
  1. (transitive, poetic, archaic) To adorn with stars. Tags: archaic, poetic, transitive
    Sense id: en-enstar-en-verb-~OsMdPp7 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with en- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 45 55
  2. (transitive, poetic, archaic) To set up as or like a star. Tags: archaic, poetic, transitive
    Sense id: en-enstar-en-verb-0TGdWCkc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 45 55

Inflected forms

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