Behoove v. t. (past & past part. behooved; pres. part. behooving) (Also written behove) To be necessary for; to be fit for; to be meet for, with respect to necessity, duty, or convenience; mostly used impersonally. "And thus it behooved Christ to suffer."
... not behoove a king to receive letters from a traitorous subject—a rebellious soldier. Take this dispatch, M. Chancellor; open and read it to me. Give it to ... — NAPOLEON AND BLUCHER • L. Muhlbach
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