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BESTIR
bestir, rouse
(verb) become active; “He finally bestirred himself”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
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.
Anagrams
• 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
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