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Definition of Beteem
1. v. t. To give ; to bestow; to grant; to accord; to consent.
Definition of Beteem
1. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To permit; allow; suffer. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To grant, vouchsafe (something to someone); accord; give. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive dialectal) To bestow; afford; allow; deign. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To bring forth; produce; shed. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive rare) To pour all about. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Beteem
1. to grant [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: grant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beteem
Literary usage of Beteem
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"If proof were still wanting that beteem was the right word, the following passage,
where it forms the rhyme, would afford it fully : BETSO. ..."
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