beteem verb5 •(dialect) To bestow; afford; allow; deign. •(rare) To pour all about. •(no longer used) To grant, vouchsafe (something to someone); accord; give.So would I (said th'enchaunter) glad and faine / Beteeme to you this sword, you to defend [...]. — 1590 •(no longer used) 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. — 1599 •(no longer used) To bring forth; produce; shed. formsbeteemed · beteeming · beteems