beseem

be·seem

verb \bi-ˈsēm\

Definition of BESEEM

intransitive verb

archaic

: to be fitting or becoming

transitive verb

archaic : to be suitable to : befit

Examples of BESEEM

1. <ordered his servants to deck the hall with such adornments as might beseem for the holidays>

First Known Use of BESEEM

13th century

Related to BESEEM

Synonyms: befit, do [archaic], fit [archaic], go, serve, suit

Related Words: satisfy, suffice; function, work

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Rhymes with BESEEM

abeam, agleam, airstream, berseem, bireme, blaspheme, bloodstream, centime, coal seam, cold cream, crossbeam, daydream, downstream, dream team, drill team, egg cream, esteem, extreme, French seam, grapheme, Gulf Stream, hakim, headstream, high beam, hornbeam, I beam, ice cream, inseam, jet stream, kilim, lexeme, live steam, low beam, mainstream, midstream, millime, millstream, moonbeam, morpheme, onstream, phoneme, pipe dream, redeem, regime, rhyme scheme, sealed-beam, sememe, sidestream, slipstream, sour cream, sunbeam, supreme, tag team, Tarim, third-stream, toneme, trireme, unseam, upstream, warp beam, wet dream