Unbefit

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    Not to befit or suit; to be inappropriate for. archaic, rare, transitive

    "I cannot think upon thee with the esteem Thy talents should have won thee; and the page, Which for a fallen enemy could teem With scorn; or with the dead its warfare wage; Would shame the bard, not thee, and unbefit the age."

  2. 2
    To make unfit or unsuitable. archaic, rare, transitive

    "No stain tarnishes the trappings to unbefit them for the adornment and control of the well groomed animal that restlessly confesses to his new experience."

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"I cannot think upon thee with the esteem Thy talents should have won thee; and the page, Which for a fallen enemy could teem With scorn; or with the dead its warfare wage; Would shame the bard, not thee, and unbefit the age."

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