bestir

bestir
v
1. stir, move, bustle, hurry, scurry, hasten, hustle, scramble, scurry, scuttle, exert oneself, Inf. get going or moving, get started; elicit, evoke, call forth, summon up; poke, prod, prick, goad, prompt, spur, work up, whip up; encourage, urge, egg on, press, drive; foment, agitate, excite, Inf. start something.
2. actuate, put in motion, start the wheels turning; stimulate, animate, motivate, inspire, vivify; liven up, arouse, awaken, wake up, waken, rouse, shake up, jolt, jog.

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  • Bestir — Be*stir , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bestirred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bestirring}.] To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor; usually with the reciprocal pronoun. [1913 Webster] You have so bestirred your valor. Shak. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bestir — ► VERB (bestirred, bestirring) (bestir oneself) ▪ exert or rouse oneself …   English terms dictionary

  • bestir — (v.) O.E. bestyrian to heap up, from BE (Cf. be ) + STIR (Cf. stir). Related: Bestirred; bestirring …   Etymology dictionary

  • bestir — [bē stʉr′, bistʉr′] vt. bestirred, bestirring [ME bistiren < OE bestyrian: see BE & STIR1] to stir to action; exert or busy (oneself) …   English World dictionary

  • bestir — v. (formal and rare) (H; refl.) we must bestir ourselves to get there on time * * * [bɪ stɜː] (formal and rare) (H; refl.) we must bestir ourselves to get there on time …   Combinatory dictionary

  • bestir — verb (bestirs, bestirring, bestirred) (bestir oneself) exert or rouse oneself …   English new terms dictionary

  • bestir — verb (T) bestir yourself formal to start to do things, after relaxing or being lazy …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • bestir oneself — index endeavor, strive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • bestir oneself — exert or rouse oneself. → bestir …   English new terms dictionary

  • bestir oneself — verb start to be active Get cracking, please! • Syn: ↑get cracking, ↑get going, ↑get moving, ↑get weaving, ↑get started, ↑get rolling • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • bestir — transitive verb Date: 14th century to rouse to action ; get going …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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