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bestay.

To secure or steady; cause to come to a fixed position or state; bring to a halt or stop.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To secure or steady; cause to come to a fixed position or state; bring to a halt or stop.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From be- + stay, from Middle English *stayen, steyen, from Old French estaier, estayer (“to prop, stay, support”), from estaye (“prop, support”), of Proto-Germanic origin. More at stay.

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