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disbecome

disbecome verb: to misbecome; to fail to suit; to be unfitting.

Verb

disbecome (third-person singular simple present disbecomes, present participle disbecoming, simple past disbecame, past participle disbecome)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To misbecome; to fail to suit; to be unfitting.
    • be careful
      That your compassion of my age, nor his,
      Move you to any thing that may disbecome
      The place on which you sit1619, Philip Massinger, Nathan Field, The Fatal Dowry

Forms of disbecome

third-person singular presentdisbecomes
present participledisbecoming
pastdisbecame
past participledisbecome

Origin of disbecome

From dis- + become.

Questions about disbecome

What does disbecome mean?
Disbecome means to misbecome; to fail to suit; to be unfitting.
What part of speech is disbecome?
Disbecome is a verb.
What is the past tense of disbecome?
The past tense of disbecome is disbecame.

Words near disbecome in the dictionary

  1. disbase
  2. disbased
  3. disbases
  4. disbasing
  5. disbecame
  6. disbecome
  7. disbecomes
  8. disbecoming
  9. disbelief
  10. disbeliefs
  11. disbelievable

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