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Thesaurus: befriend

To act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or countenance.

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Definitions

  1. v. t. To act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or countenance.
  2. v. become friends with
  3. To act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or countenance. By the darkness befriended. Longfellow.
  4. To act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, orcountenance.By the darkness befriended. Longfellow.
  5. v:100 v. become friends with