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beseem definition

be·seem (bē sēm′, bi-)

intransitive verb

Archaic to be suitable or appropriate (to): what appears to be the direct object of the verb (e.g., him in “it ill beseems him”) is really the indirect object

Etymology: ME bisemen: see be- & seem

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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