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1. Enter or assume a certain state or condition
   "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news";
   - go, get
    
2. Undergo a change or development
   "Her former friend became her worst enemy";
   - turn
    
3. Come into existence
   "What becomes has duration"
    
4. Enhance the appearance of
   "Mourning becomes Electra";
   - suit

Derived forms: becoming, became, become, becomes

See also: come along, get over, make headway

Type of: beautify, change state, embellish, fancify, metamorphose, prettify, transform, transmute, turn

Encyclopedia: Become