bestir
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of bestir
before 900; Middle English bistiren, Old English bestyrian to heap up. See be-, stir 1
Example Sentences
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The facts of this case, he said, are “bound to bestir passion in the hearts and minds of any rational person.”
From Seattle Times
“There was indeed perishing; many indeed died of it. ... No longer could they move, no longer could they bestir themselves ... And when they bestirred themselves, much did they cry out.”
From Los Angeles Times
For a New York Times reporter endangered in Egypt, the administration does not bestir itself, as Times publisher A.G.
From Washington Post
It is hardly shameful to bestir Trump loyalists in the coming campaign with the message that their candidate has little to offer beyond policies that appeal to racists.
From Washington Post
It has become abundantly clear to me that my rhetoric, which I’ve employed to create energy and bestir passions in the political arena, has become destructive.
From Washington Post
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