Thesaurus: become

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1. p. p. of Become
2. v. i. To pass from one state to another; to enter into some state or condition, by a change from another state, or by assuming or receiving new properties or qualities, additional matter, or a new character.
3. v. i. To come; to get.
4. v. t. To suit or be suitable to; to be congruous with; to befit; to accord with, in character or circumstances; to be worthy of, or proper for; to cause to appear well; -- said of persons and things.
5. v. enter or assume a certain state or condition
6. v. undergo a change or development
7. v. come into existence
8. v. enhance the appearance of
9. To suit or be suitable to; to be congruous with; to befit; toaccord with, in character or circumstances; to be worthy of, orproper for; to cause to appear well; -- said of persons and things.It becomes me so to speak of so excellent a poet. Dryden.I have known persons so anxious to have their dress become them, asto convert it, at length, into their proper self, and thus actuallyto become the dress. Coleridge.
10. v:100 v. enter or assume a certain state or condition v. undergo a change or development v. come into existence v. enhance the appearance of