bə̇ˈsēm, bē- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English besemen, from be- + semen to seem — more at seem
intransitive verb
1. archaic : seem
2. archaic : to be in accordance with what is proper : be fitting : be becoming
with such embellishment as well beseems — William Wordsworth
transitive verb
archaic : to be suitable to the nature or appearance of : become , befit
as might beseem so bright a dame — S.T.Coleridge