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befit
befit
verb be·fit \bi-ˈfit, bē-\
: to be suitable to or proper for (someone or something)
be·fit·tedbe·fit·ting
Full Definition of BEFIT
transitive verb
: to be proper or becoming to <clothing that befits the occasion>
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Examples of BEFIT
- She has a mind for serious inquiry, as befits a scientist.
- <spoke politely of the deceased, as befitted the occasion>
First Known Use of BEFIT
15th century
Rhymes with BEFIT
a bit, acquit, admit, armpit, backfit, base hit, bowsprit, bushtit, catch it, cesspit, close-knit, cockpit, commit, cool it, culprit, cut it, demit, dimwit, dog it, do it, emit, firelit, fleapit, gaslit, get it, gill slit, godwit, hack it, half-wit, hard-hit, henbit, house-sit, legit, lit crit, make it, mess kit, misfit, mishit, moonlit, mosh pit, nitwit, no-hit, obit, omit, outfit, outwit, owe it, peewit, permit, pinch-hit, Prakrit, press kit, pulpit, refit, remit, rough it, sandpit, Sanskrit, scratch hit, snakebit, snake pit, starlit, stock split, submit, sunlit, switch-hit, tar pit, tidbit, tight-knit, tomtit, to wit, transmit, turnspit, twilit, two-bit, unfit, unknit, warp knit, watch it, weft knit, well-knit
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