Definition of become

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Become (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..

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Sea Devil :: Sea devil () Any very large ray, especially any species of the genus Manta or Cepholoptera, some of which become more than twenty feet across and weigh several tons. See also Ox ray, under Ox..
Foul :: Foul (superl.) Covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; polluted; nasty; defiled; as, a foul cloth; foul hands; a foul chimney; foul air; a ship's bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles; a gun becomes foul from repeated firing; a well is foul with polluted water..
Thin :: Thin (v. i.) To grow or become thin; -- used with some adverbs, as out, away, etc.; as, geological strata thin out, i. e., gradually diminish in thickness until they disappear..
Periwinkle :: Periwinkle (n.) Any small marine gastropod shell of the genus Littorina. The common European species (Littorina littorea), in Europe extensively used as food, has recently become naturalized abundantly on the American coast. See Littorina..
Sicken :: Sicken (v. i.) To become weak; to decay; to languish.
Identify :: Identify (v. i.) To become the same; to coalesce in interest, purpose, use, effect, etc..
Synacme :: Syn- () A prefix meaning with, along with, together, at the same time. Syn- becomes sym- before p, b, and m, and syl- before l..
Gum :: Gum (v. i.) To exude or from gum; to become gummy.
Redouble :: Redouble (v. i.) To become greatly or repeatedly increased; to be multiplied; to be greatly augmented; as, the noise redoubles..
Lessen :: Lessen (v. i.) To become less; to shrink; to contract; to decrease; to be diminished; as, the apparent magnitude of objects lessens as we recede from them; his care, or his wealth, lessened..
Tyne :: Tyne (v. i.) To become lost; to perish.
Inform :: Inform (v. t.) To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear.
Tarnish :: Tarnish (v. i.) To lose luster; to become dull; as, gilding will tarnish in a foul air..
Tickle :: Tickle (v. t.) To touch lightly, so as to produce a peculiar thrilling sensation, which commonly causes laughter, and a kind of spasm which become dengerous if too long protracted..
Fanaticize :: Fanaticize (v. t.) To cause to become a fanatic.
Brighten :: Brighten (v. i.) To grow bright, or more bright; to become less dark or gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or cheerful..
Cool :: Cool (v. i.) To become less hot; to lose heat.
Grow :: Grow (v. i.) To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale..
Sequestrum :: Sequestrum (n.) A portion of dead bone which becomes separated from the sound portion, as in necrosis..
Thermostat :: Thermostat (n.) A self-acting apparatus for regulating temperature by the unequal expansion of different metals, liquids, or gases by heat, as in opening or closing the damper of a stove, or the like, as the heat becomes greater or less than is desired..
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