Bestir

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To cause to become active; rouse: finally bestirred himself to look for work.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor.
  • v. To become active; to rouse oneself.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor; -- usually with the reciprocal pronoun.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To put into brisk or vigorous action; reflexively, move with life and vigor: as, bestir yourself.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. become active
  • Verb Form
    bestirred    bestirring    bestirs   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    move    be active   
    Variant
    bestirred    bestirring   
    Form
    bestirred    bestirring   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    rouse    excite   
    Same Context
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