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become > 4 senses
VERB	1	become, go, get	Enter or assume a certain state or condition
	2	become, turn	Undergo a change or development
	3	become	Come into existence
	4	become, suit	Enhance the appearance of

become > pronunciation
Sounds	bihkah'm
Rhymes	abolitionism, absenteeism, absolutism, and 548 more rhymes in ahm...

become > verb 1, change
Meaning	Enter or assume a certain state or condition.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective; Somebody ----s PP
Model	John will become angry
Synonyms	go, get
Broader	change state, turn
Narrower	sober up, sober; sober up, sober; work; take effect; run; take; break; settle

become > verb 2, stative
Meaning	Undergo a change or development.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	turn
Similar to	change state, turn; turn
Broader	transform, transmute, metamorphose
Narrower	reduce, come down, boil down; suffocate, choke; nucleate; come, add up, amount

become > verb 3, stative
Meaning	Come into existence.
Pattern	Something ----s
Examples	"What becomes has duration"
Narrower	occur, come; root; form, take form, take shape, spring; originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow; arise, come up, bob up; make

become > verb 4, stative
Meaning	Enhance the appearance of.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody
Examples	"Mourning becomes Electra"
Synonyms	suit
Broader	fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify

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