verb
- past tense and past participle of bestir; to rouse oneself to action or activity
Usage: formal; somewhat archaic
Examples
- The urgent news finally bestirred him from his lethargy.
- She bestirred herself to help with the preparations.
- The crisis bestirred the community into action.
- He had not bestirred himself to find a new job.
- The speech bestirred the crowd to demand change.
- After months of inactivity, she finally bestirred herself to exercise.