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Behove

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Less correct spelling of behoove.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb. and derivatives. See behoove, &c.
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  • verb. To suit; to befit.
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  • verb. be appropriate or necessary
    • Word Usage
    "If I could speak one word that might be the means of enkindling in your heart, thoughts and feelings such as behove a man, who will one day have to give an account, not of himself alone, but of those committed to his care."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    conform to  fit  meet  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    benefit  
    variant
    behoove  
    verb-form
    behoved  behoves  behoving  
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