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Beteem, v. t. [Pref. be- + an old verb teem to be fitting; cf. D. betamen to beseem, G. ziemen, Goth. gatiman, and E. tame. See Tame, a.].

To give ; to bestow; to grant; to accord; to consent. Spenser. Milton. [1913 Webster]
To allow; to permit; to suffer. [1913 Webster]
"So loving to my mother,
That he might not beteem the winds of heaven
Visit her face too roughly." [1913 Webster]

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