to befit is a form of:

Expiation



noun
1.
(the act or instance of expiring, termination, closing, ending, finish, windup, death, completion) ការតបស្នង (សេចក្ដីខុស)
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
The act of making satisfaction or atonement for any crime or fault; the extinguishing of guilt by suffering or penalty.
2.
The means by which reparation or atonement for crimes or sins is made; an expiatory sacrifice or offering; an atonement.
3.
An act by which the treats of prodigies were averted among the ancient heathen.