"bestill" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "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”).",
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        "To make quiet or still; calm; pacify."
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        "(transitive) To make quiet or still; calm; pacify."
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      "rhymes": "-ɪl"
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