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Beseem
Pronunciation : Be*seem"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Pref. be- + seem.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Beseemed; p. pr. & vb. n. Beseeming.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Be*seem"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To seem; to appear; to be fitting. [Obs.] "As beseemed best." Spenser.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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