[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.
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   2. to come; to get. obs.
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            but, madam, where is warwick then become --shak.
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   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 

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