Definition of become

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Become (v. i.) 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..

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Mangrove :: Mangrove (n.) The name of one or two trees of the genus Rhizophora (R. Mangle, and R. mucronata, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting aerial roots, which fasten in the saline mire and eventually become new stems. The seeds also send down a strong root while yet attached to the parent plant..
Broaden :: Broaden (a.) To grow broad; to become broader or wider.
Anticlimax :: Anticlimax (n.) A sentence in which the ideas fall, or become less important and striking, at the close; -- the opposite of climax. It produces a ridiculous effect..
Deepen :: Deepen (v. i.) To become deeper; as, the water deepens at every cast of the lead; the plot deepens..
Sit :: Sit (v. t.) To suit one well or ill, as an act; to become; to befit; -- used impersonally..
Weak :: Weak (a.) To make or become weak; to weaken.
Mat :: Mat (v. i.) To grow thick together; to become interwoven or felted together like a mat.
Quiet :: Quiet (v. i.) To become still, silent, or calm; -- often with down; as, be soon quieted down..
Extenuate :: Extenuate (v. i.) To become thinner; to make excuses; to advance palliating considerations.
Godfather :: Godfather (n.) A man who becomes sponsor for a child at baptism, and makes himself a surety for its Christian training and instruction..
Divulge :: Divulge (v. i.) To become publicly known.
Laumontite :: Laumontite (n.) A mineral, of a white color and vitreous luster. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Exposed to the air, it loses water, becomes opaque, and crumbles..
Sequestrum :: Sequestrum (n.) A portion of dead bone which becomes separated from the sound portion, as in necrosis..
Pyroelectric :: Pyroelectric (n.) A substance which becomes electrically polar when heated, exhibiting opposite charges of statical electricity at two separate parts, especially the two extremities..
Reverse :: Reverse (v. i.) To become or be reversed.
Testamentary :: Testamentary (a.) Done, appointed by, or founded on, a testament, or will; as, a testamentary guardian of a minor, who may be appointed by the will of a father to act in that capacity until the child becomes of age..
Adhere :: Adhere (v. i.) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura..
Spotless :: Spot (v. i.) To become stained with spots.
Thaw :: Thaw (v. i.) To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; -- said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws..
Strike :: Strike (v. i.) To become attached to something; -- said of the spat of oysters.
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