befriend

befriend
Synonyms and related words:
abet, aid, assist, avail, bail out, bear a hand, benefit, buddy up, comfort, do good, doctor, ease, favor, get acquainted, get chummy with, give a boost, give a hand, give a lift, give help, help, lend a hand, lend one aid, make friends with, play footsie with, proffer aid, protect, rally, reclaim, redeem, relieve, remedy, render assistance, rescue, restore, resuscitate, revive, save, scrape acquaintance with, set up, shake hands with, succor, take in tow, take up with, win friends

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  • Befriend — Be*friend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Befriended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Befriending}.] To act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or countenance. [1913 Webster] By the darkness befriended. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • befriend — index favor, foster, promote (organize), side, sponsor, subsidize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • befriend — 1550s, from BE (Cf. be ) + FRIEND (Cf. friend) (q.v.). Related: Befriended; befriending …   Etymology dictionary

  • befriend — [v] make social acquaintance; support advise, aid, assist, back, benefit, buddy up*, case out*, come on to*, cotton to*, encourage, favor, get chummy with, get in with*, help, hit it off*, patronize, side with, stand by, sustain, take under one’s …   New thesaurus

  • befriend — ► VERB ▪ become a friend to …   English terms dictionary

  • befriend — [bē frend′, bifrend′] vt. to act as a friend to; help …   English World dictionary

  • befriend — UK [bɪˈfrend] / US verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms befriend : present tense I/you/we/they befriend he/she/it befriends present participle befriending past tense befriended past participle befriended to become the friend of someone… …   English dictionary

  • befriend — /bi frend /, v.t. to make friends or become friendly with; act as a friend to; help; aid: to befriend the poor and the weak. [1550 60; BE + FRIEND] Syn. assist, comfort, succor; welcome. * * * …   Universalium

  • befriend — [[t]bɪfre̱nd[/t]] befriends, befriending, befriended VERB If you befriend someone, especially someone who is lonely or far from home, you make friends with them. [V n] The film s about an elderly woman and a young nurse who befriends her... [V n] …   English dictionary

  • befriend — verb a charming story in which the toys befriend one another Syn: make friends with, make a friend of; look after, keep an eye on; be of service to, lend a helping hand to, help, protect; side with, stand by, encourage …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • befriend — transitive verb Date: 1559 to become or act as a friend to …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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