English Explanatory Dictionary

beteem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To permit; allow; suffer.
  2. To grant, vouchsafe (something to someone); accord; give.
  3. To bestow; afford; allow; deign.
verb
  1. To bring forth; produce; shed.
verb
  1. To pour all about.

Word forms

beteem beteems beteeming beteemed

Etymology

From be- + teem (“to befit”). Cognate with Dutch betamen (“to befit, behove, beseem”).

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