Bestir

ahd-5
  • transitive verb. To cause to become active; rouse.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To put into brisk or vigorous action; reflexively, move with life and vigor: as, bestir yourself.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor; -- usually with the reciprocal pronoun.
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  • verb. To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor.
  • verb. To become active; to rouse oneself.
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  • verb. become active
    • Word Usage
    "Whereupon Snettishane, with visions of his incalculable interest keeping him awake of nights, thought it time to bestir himself."
    Form
    bestirred  bestirring  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    be active  move  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    centime  criminalist  descry  economicgrowth  entomb  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    excite  rouse  
    variant
    bestirred  bestirring  
    verb-form
    bestirred  bestirring  bestirs  
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