| Pronunciation: | | bi'stur
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| Matching Terms: | | bestial, bestialise, bestiality, bestialize, bestially, bestiary, bestick, bestill, bestir oneself
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| | Definition: | | [v] become active; "He finally bestirred himself" |
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| | Synonyms: | | rouse |
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| | See Also: | | be active, move |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Be*stir"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bestirred}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Bestirring}.]
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.
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