"bestill" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bestills [present, singular, third-person], bestilling [participle, present], bestilled [participle, past], bestilled [past]
Etymology: From be- + still. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|still}} be- + still Head templates: {{en-verb}} bestill (third-person singular simple present bestills, present participle bestilling, simple past and past participle bestilled)
  1. (transitive) To make quiet or still; calm; pacify. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bestill-en-verb-8fhvsJPX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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