"celestify" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /səˈlɛs.tə.faɪ/ [UK] Forms: celestifies [present, singular, third-person], celestifying [participle, present], celestified [participle, past], celestified [past]
Etymology: From Latin caelestis (“heavenly”) + -fy. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|caelestis||heavenly}} Latin caelestis (“heavenly”), {{affix|en|-fy}} -fy Head templates: {{en-verb}} celestify (third-person singular simple present celestifies, present participle celestifying, simple past and past participle celestified)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To make like heaven. Tags: obsolete, transitive Synonyms: celestialize
    Sense id: en-celestify-en-verb-4AUdw0Pm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -fy

Inflected forms

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