bestir, rouse
(verb) become active; “He finally bestirred himself”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bestir (third-person singular simple present bestirs, present participle bestirring, simple past and past participle bestirred)
(transitive) To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor.
(reflexive) To make active; to rouse oneself.
• Bertis, Breits, Sibert, bister, bistre, biters, bitser, rebits, tribes
Source: Wiktionary
Be*stir", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bestirred; p. pr. & vb. n. Bestirring.]
Definition: To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor; -- usually with the reciprocal pronoun. You have so bestirred your valor. Shak. Rouse and bestir themselves ere well awake. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
