BETEEMS

Verb

beteems

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beteem

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Source: Wiktionary


BETEEM

Be*teem", v. t. Etym: [Pref. be- + an old verb teem to be fitting; cf. D. betamen to beseem, G. ziemen, Goth. gatiman, and E. tame. See Tame, a.]

1. To give ; to bestow; to grant; to accord; to consent. [Obs.] Spenser. Milton.

2. To allow; to permit; to suffer. [Obs.] So loving to my mother, That he might not beteem the winds of heaven Visit her face too roughly. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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