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BESEEM
befit, suit, beseem
(verb) accord or comport with; “This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
beseem (third-person singular simple present beseems, present participle beseeming, simple past and past participle beseemed)
(ambitransitive, archaic) With some qualifying word: to appear, seem, look.
(ambitransitive, archaic) Without any qualifying word: to be appropriate or creditable.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*seem", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beseemed; p. pr. & vb. n. Beseeming.] Etym: [Pref. be- + seem.]
Definition: Literally: To appear or seem (well, ill, best, etc.) for (one) to do or to have. Hence: To be fit, suitable, or proper for, or worthy of; to become; to befit. A duty well beseeming the preachers. Clarendon. What form of speech or behavior beseemeth us, in our prayers to God Hocker.
Be*seem", v. i.
Definition: To seem; to appear; to be fitting. [Obs.] "As beseemed best." Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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