\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.

2. To allow; to permit; to suffer. [Obs.]

         So loving to my mother, That he might not beteem the
         winds of heaven Visit her face too roughly. --Shak.