bestir
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be·stir
(bĭ-stûr′)tr.v. be·stirred, be·stir·ring, be·stirs
To cause to become active; rouse: finally bestirred himself to look for work.
[Middle English bistiren : probably bi-, be- + stiren, to rouse; see stir1.]
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bestir
(bɪˈstɜː)vb, -stirs, -stirring or -stirred
(tr) to cause (oneself, or, rarely, another person) to become active; rouse
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be•stir
(bɪˈstɜr)v.t. -stirred, -stir•ring.
to rouse to action.
[before 900]
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bestir
Past participle: bestirred
Gerund: bestirring
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