[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

become \become"\, v. i. imp. became; p. p. become; p. pr.
    vb. n. becoming. oe. bicumen, becumen, as. becuman to
   come to, to happen; akin to d. bekomen, ohg.a piqu"eman,
   goth. biquiman to come upon, g. bekommen to get, suit. see
   be-, and come.
   1. 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.
      1913 webster

            the lord god . . . breathed into his nostrils the
            breath of life; and man became a living soul. --gen.
                                                  ii. 7.
      1913 webster

            that error now which is become my crime. --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. to come; to get. obs.
      1913 webster

            but, madam, where is warwick then become --shak.
      1913 webster

   to become of, to be the present state or place of; to be
      the fate of; to be the end of; to be the final or
      subsequent condition of.
      1913 webster

            what is then become of so huge a multitude? --sir w.
                                                  raleigh.
      1913 webster
see also:
became become becoming be- come to become of 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

become \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.
   1913 webster

         it becomes me so to speak of so excellent a poet.
                                                  --dryden.
   1913 webster

         i have known persons so anxious to have their dress
         become them, as to convert it, at length, into their
         proper self, and thus actually to become the dress.
                                                  --coleridge.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

become
     v 1: 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" syn: go, get
     2: undergo a change or development; "the water turned into
        ice"; "her former friend became her worst enemy"; "he
        turned traitor" syn: turn
     3: come into existence; "what becomes has duration"
     4: enhance the appearance of; "mourning becomes electra"; "this
        behavior doesn't suit you" syn: suit
     also: became
see also:
go get turn suit became 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

81 moby thesaurus words for "become":
   adorn, agree with, alter into, arise, assimilate to, be born,
   be bound, be changed, be converted into, be obligated, be obliged,
   become of, befit, behoove, beseem, break out, bring to,
   burst forth, change, change into, change over, come, come forth,
   come of, come out, come over, come round to, come to be, convert,
   crop up, do over, enhance, erupt, evolve into, fall into, fit, get,
   get to be, go, go with, grace, grow, have origin, irrupt, issue,
   issue forth, lapse into, make, make over, melt into, mount,
   naturalize, open into, originate, owe it to, pass into, reconvert,
   reduce to, render, resolve into, reverse, ripen into, rise, run,
   run into, settle into, shift, shift into, soar, spring up, suit,
   switch, switch over, take birth, take rise, transform, turn,
   turn back, turn into, turn to, wax

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