become
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(verb) enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!" |
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Synonyms: get, go |
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Related Words: break, change state, come, develop into, grow into, run, settle, sober, sober up, take, take effect, turn |
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(verb) come into existence; "What becomes has duration" |
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Related Words: arise, bob up, come, come up, develop, form, grow, make, occur, originate, rise, spring, spring up, take form, take shape |
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(verb) undergo a change or development: "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy" |
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Synonyms: turn, turn into, turn to |
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Related Words: add up, amount, boil down, carbonate, come, come down, flocculate, nucleate, reduce, transform, transmute |
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(verb) enhance the appearance of: "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!" |
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Synonyms: suit |
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Related Words: beautify, embellish, prettify |
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