"beteem" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: beteems [present, singular, third-person], beteeming [participle, present], beteemed [participle, past], beteemed [past]
Etymology: From be- + teem (“to befit”). Cognate with Dutch betamen (“to befit, behove, beseem”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|teem|t2=to befit}} be- + teem (“to befit”), {{cog|nl|betamen||to befit, behove, beseem}} Dutch betamen (“to befit, behove, beseem”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} beteem (third-person singular simple present beteems, present participle beteeming, simple past and past participle beteemed)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To permit; allow; suffer. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-beteem-en-verb-rsW3PCRL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 7 28 25 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 8 20 30 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 5 23 26 22
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To grant, vouchsafe (something to someone); accord; give. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-beteem-en-verb-VbahW3GZ
  3. (transitive, dialectal) To bestow; afford; allow; deign. Tags: dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-beteem-en-verb-UkV7K43T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 7 28 25 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 8 20 30 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 5 23 26 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: beteems [present, singular, third-person], beteeming [participle, present], beteemed [participle, past], beteemed [past]
Etymology: From be- + teem (“to produce”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|teem|t2=to produce}} be- + teem (“to produce”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} beteem (third-person singular simple present beteems, present participle beteeming, simple past and past participle beteemed)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To bring forth; produce; shed. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-beteem-en-verb-2AGSfj8l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 7 28 25 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 22 12 22 28 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 8 20 30 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 5 23 26 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: beteems [present, singular, third-person], beteeming [participle, present], beteemed [participle, past], beteemed [past]
Etymology: From be- + teem (“to empty, pour”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|teem|t2=to empty, pour}} be- + teem (“to empty, pour”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} beteem (third-person singular simple present beteems, present participle beteeming, simple past and past participle beteemed)
  1. (transitive, rare) To pour all about. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-beteem-en-verb-ktbQqhLR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 7 28 25 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 8 20 30 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 5 23 26 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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