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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Bestir

· Be·stir · IPA /bɪˈstɝ/
01 v. t. To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor; -- usually with the reciprocal pronoun.
imp. & p. p. Bestirred; p. pr. & vb. n. Bestirring
  1. 1.
    To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor; -- usually with the reciprocal pronoun.
    “You have so bestirred your valor.” — Shak.
    “Rouse and bestir themselves ere well awake.” — Milton.