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What is the verb for star?

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star
  1. (intransitive) To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program.
  2. (transitive) To feature a performer or a headliner, especially in a movie or an entertainment program.
  3. (transitive) To mark with a star or asterisk.
  4. (transitive) To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. feature, perform, appear, lead, act, figure, head the cast, take the lead, play a role, top the bill, play the lead, be showcased, headline, costar, head, entertain, top, showcase, spotlight, excel, flourish, shine, thrive, prosper, succeed, triumph, prevail, do well, stand out, go well, steal the show, be good, be skilled, be successful, have a gift, reign supreme, be a success, be brilliant, be excellent, be outstanding, be proficient, be skilful, be talented, be the best, be unequalled, be unexampled, be unparalleled, be unrivalled, be unsurpassed, be without equal … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “Leonardo would star in many of Martin's films.”
      “James may not have been athletically gifted, but he would star as a physicist.”
starring
  1. present participle of star
  2. (subject) That which has the specified actor or actors, especially those in lead roles, in its cast.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. featuring, performing, appearing, leading, acting, figuring, heading the cast, taking the lead, playing a role, topping the bill, playing the lead, excelling, flourishing, shining, thriving, prospering, succeeding, triumphing, prevailing, doing well, standing out, going well, stealing the show, being successful, having a gift, reigning supreme, standing out in a crowd … more
starred
  1. simple past tense and past participle of star
  2. Synonyms:
      3. featured, performed, appeared, leaded, led, acted, figured, headed the cast, took the lead, taken the lead, played a role, topped the bill, played the lead, excelled, flourished, shone, shined, throve, thrived, thriven, prospered, succeeded, triumphed, prevailed, did well, done well, stood out, went well, gone well, stole the show, stolen the show, was successful, were successful, been successful, had a gift, reigned supreme, stood out in a crowd … more
stars
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of star
  2. Synonyms:
      3. features, performs, appears, leads, acts, figures, heads the cast, takes the lead, plays a role, tops the bill, plays the lead, excels, flourishes, shines, thrives, prospers, succeeds, triumphs, prevails, does well, stands out, goes well, steals the show, is successful, are successful, has a gift, reigns supreme, stands out in a crowd … more
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