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bestir
verb be·stir \bi-ˈstər, bē-\
Definition of BESTIR
transitive verb
: to rouse to action : get going
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First Known Use of BESTIR
14th century
Rhymes with BESTIR
as per, astir, auteur, aver, Big Sur, Bonheur, chasseur, chauffeur, claqueur, coiffeur, concur, confer, Crèvecoeur, danseur, defer, demur, deter, douceur, du jour, farceur, flaneur, frondeur, hauteur, him/her, his/her, incur, infer, inter, jongleur, larkspur, liqueur, longspur, masseur, millefleur, occur, Pasteur, poseur, prefer, recur, refer, sandbur, sandspur, seigneur, transfer, voyeur, white fir
BESTIR Defined for Kids
bestir
verb be·stir \bi-ˈstər\
be·stirredbe·stir·ring
Definition of BESTIR for Kids
: to stir up : rouse to action <Fairies came trooping forth … to busy and bestir themselves. — Charles Dickens, The Cricket on the Hearth>
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