beteem

== English == === Etymology 1 === From be- +‎ teem (“to befit”). Cognate with Dutch betamen (“to befit, behove, beseem”). ==== Verb ==== beteem (third-person singular simple present beteems, present participle beteeming, simple past and past participle beteemed) (transitive, obsolete) To permit; allow; suffer. (transitive, obsolete) To grant, vouchsafe (something to someone); accord; give. (transitive, dialectal) To bestow; afford; allow; deign. === Etymology 2 === From be- +‎ teem (“to produce”). ==== Verb ==== beteem (third-person singular simple present beteems, present participle beteeming, simple past and past participle beteemed) (transitive, obsolete) To bring forth; produce; shed. === Etymology 3 === From be- +‎ teem (“to empty, pour”). ==== Verb ==== beteem (third-person singular simple present beteems, present participle beteeming, simple past and past participle beteemed) (transitive, rare) To pour all about. === Anagrams === bemeet, bemete