v. [UN-1 14.] trans. To be unfitting or unbecoming for.
1621. Quarles, Hadassa, Med. 10, Wks. (Grosart), II. 57/2. Kings by their Royall priuiledge may doe, What vnbefits a mind to search into. Ibid. (1624), Job xvi. 104. It vnbefits our wills, to stint his pleasure.
