befit

3 definitions found

befit - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Befit \Be*fit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Befitted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Befitting.]
     To be suitable to; to suit; to become.
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           That name best befits thee.              --Milton.
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befit - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  befit
      v 1: accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not
           suit a young woman!" [syn: befit, suit, beseem]

befit - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "befit":
     advance, advantage, agree with, answer, be bound, be obligated,
     be obliged, be right, become, befitting, behoove, benefit, beseem,
     do the trick, fill the bill, fit, forward, go together,
     not come amiss, owe it to, profit, promote, serve,
     suit the occasion, work