beseem

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beseem - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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           A duty well beseeming the preachers.     --Clarendon.
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           What form of speech or behavior beseemeth us, in our
           prayers to God ?                         --Hocker.
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  Beseem \Be*seem"\, v. i.
     To seem; to appear; to be fitting. [Obs.] "As beseemed best."
     --Spenser.
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beseem - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

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