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Beseem
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seem
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be·seem
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bɪˈsim
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Archaic
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verb (used with object)
1.
to be fit for or worthy of; become:
conduct that beseems a gentleman.
verb (used without object)
2.
to be suitable or fitting.
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Origin:
1175–1225;
Middle English
bisemen.
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be-
,
seem
Related forms
un·be·seem·ing,
adjective
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beseem
(bɪˈsiːm)
—
vb
archaic
to be suitable for; befit
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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"Let those flatter, who fear: it is not an American art. To give praise where it is not due, might be well from the venal, but would ill beseem those who are asserting the rights of human nature."
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