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misbecame

misbecame is the simple past of misbecome.

Meaning of misbecome

Verb

misbecome (third-person singular simple present misbecomes, present participle misbecoming, simple past misbecame, past participle misbecome)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To be unsuitable for; not to befit.
    • It misbecame him to appear in the character of a mediator of peace, in a quarrel, the futility of which he had presumed to judge and hastily condemn.1802, John Duncan, An appendix to seasonable hints to the younger part of the Clergy of the Church of England

Questions about misbecame

What is misbecame the simple past of?
Misbecame is the simple past of misbecome.

Words near misbecame in the dictionary

  1. misbears
  2. misbeat
  3. misbeaten
  4. misbeating
  5. misbeats
  6. misbecame
  7. misbecome
  8. misbecomes
  9. misbecoming
  10. misbecomingly
  11. misbecomingness

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