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bestir

bes·tir

UK/bɪˈstɜː/ US/bɪˈstɝ/ uncommon

verb

1.

become active

  • “He finally bestirred himself”
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Origin

From Middle English bestyrien, bestirien, from Old English bestyrian (“to heap up, pile up”), equivalent to be- + stir.

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