Befriend

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  • transitive verb. To behave as a friend to.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To act as a friend to; countenance, aid, or benefit; assist; favor: as, fortune befriended me.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or countenance.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To become a friend of, to make friends with.
  • verb. To act as a friend to, to assist.
  • verb. To favor.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. become friends with
    • Word Usage
    "Personally, I find Mexicans very easy to befriend, that is, develop friendly acquaintances."
    Form
    befriended  befriending  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    attach  bind  bond  tie  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    chum up  pal  pal up  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    End  Friend  Mende  Wend  abend  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ageing  high-mindedness  incorruption  openess  palliation  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abet  aid  assist  avail  bail out  
    verb-form
    befriended  befriending  befriends  
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