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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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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