See instar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"star",
"star"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, archaic) To stud or adorn with stars or other brilliants; to star."
],
"tags": [
"archaic",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To make a star of; set as a star."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To make a star of; set as a star."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ɪnˈstɑː/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-instar (verb).wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d9/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-instar_%28verb%29.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-instar_%28verb%29.wav.mp3",
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},
{
"ipa": "/ɪnˈstɑɹ/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɑː(ɹ)"
}
],
"word": "instar"
}
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