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Added 10 October 2026

bestir

/bɪˈstɜː/ verb

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To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor.
To make active; to rouse oneself.

Origin

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

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