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beseem

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Beseem \Be*seem"\, v. i.
   To seem; to appear; to be fitting. [Obs.] ``As beseemed
   best.'' --Spenser.

Beseem \Be*seem"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beseemed}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Beseeming}.] [Pref. be- + seem.]
   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.

Source : WordNet®

beseem
     v : accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit
         a young woman!" [syn: {befit}, {suit}]
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