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disbecoming

disbecoming is the present participle and gerund of disbecome.

Meaning of disbecome

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

Questions about disbecoming

What is disbecoming the present participle and gerund of?
Disbecoming is the present participle and gerund of disbecome.

Words near disbecoming in the dictionary

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

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