disbecome

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verb

To misbecome; to fail to suit; to be unfitting.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person disbecomes · participle present disbecoming · past disbecame

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo 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 sit

    1619, Philip Massinger, Nathan Field, The Fatal Dowry

Origin

From dis- + become.

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APA

disbecome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disbecome

MLA

“disbecome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disbecome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disbecome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disbecome.

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