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