What does beteem mean?
Beteem means (transitive, obsolete) To permit; allow; suffer..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive, obsolete) To permit; allow; suffer..
So excellent a king, that was to this / Hyperion to a satyr, so loving to my mother / That he might not beteem the winds of heaven / Visit her face too roughly.
So would I (said th'enchaunter) glad and faine / Beteeme to you this sword, you to defend [...].
Use beteem when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Beteem means (transitive, obsolete) To permit; allow; suffer..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
So excellent a king, that was to this / Hyperion to a satyr, so loving to my mother / That he might not beteem the winds of heaven / Visit her face too roughly.
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