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bestill

verb

Etymology

From Middle English bistillen, bystillen (“to silence”), equivalent to be- + still. Perhaps and alteration of earlier Middle English istillen, ȝestillen (“to make still, calm”), from Old English ġestillan (“to calm, quieten, pacify, stop”).

  1. derived from ġestillan — “to calm, quieten, pacify, stop”
  2. derived from istillen
  3. inherited from bistillen

Definitions

  1. To make quiet or still

    To make quiet or still; calm; pacify.

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