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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Become

/bĭk-ŭm'/ · Be·come · IPA /bɪˈkʌm/
01 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 p…
imp. Became; p. p. Become; p. pr. & vb. n. Becoming
  1. 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.
    “The Lord God . . . breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” — Gen. ii. 7.
    “That error now which is become my crime.” — Milton.
  2. 2.
    To come; to get.[Obs.]
    “But, madam, where is Warwick then become!” — Shak.
    “What is then become of so huge a multitude?” — Sir W. Raleigh.
Phrases & compounds
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.
02 v. t. To suit or be suitable to; to be congruous with; to befit; to accord with, in character or circumstances; to be worthy of, or proper for; t…
  1. 1.
    To suit or be suitable to; to be congruous with; to befit; to accord with, in character or circumstances; to be worthy of, or proper for; to cause to appear well; -- said of persons and things.
    “It becomes me so to speak of so excellent a poet.” — Dryden.
    “I have known persons so anxious to have their dress become them, as to convert it, at length, into their proper self, and thus actually to become the dress.” — Coleridge.