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to be fitting or proper
  • spoke politely of the deceased, as befitted the occasion

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“Befit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/befit. Accessed 27 Sep. 2020.

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