Befit

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Befit \Be*fit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Befitted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Befitting}.]
     To be suitable to; to suit; to become.
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           That name best befits thee.              --Milton.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  befit
       v : accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit
           a young woman!" [syn: {suit}, {beseem}]
       [also: {befitting}, {befitted}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "befit":
     advance, advantage, agree with, answer, be bound, be obligated,
     be obliged, be right, become, befitting, behoove, benefit, beseem,
     do the trick, fill the bill, fit, forward, go together,
     not come amiss, owe it to, profit, promote, serve,
     suit the occasion, work