beteemv. 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.(Spenser. Milton.)2. To allow; to permit; to suffer.()So loving to my mother,
That he might not beteem the winds of heaven
Visit her face too roughly. (Shak.)