beseem

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The 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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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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