Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Become (-s, -ing, -th, became)
become (-s, -ing, -th, became), v. [OE.] (webplay: come, friend, God, graceful, happen, living, new, person, soul, things).
- Fit; agree with; be suitable for; seem proper to; be good for; be pleasing to.
- Convert; recast; transform into.
- Change to; come to exist as; pass on to; arrive at being.
- Suit; complement; enhance; befit; look good on.
- Phrase. “Become of”: befall; happen to (see Esther 2:11).
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