Beteem

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

  Beteem \Be*teem"\, 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.]
     1. To give; to bestow; to grant; to accord; to consent.
        [Obs.] --Spenser. Milton.
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     2. To allow; to permit; to suffer. [Obs.]
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              So loving to my mother,
              That he might not beteem the winds of heaven
              Visit her face too roughly.           --Shak.
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