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become


become

verb

Definition of BECOME

to eventually have as a state or quality <many people became sick with the flu> <with the arrival of autumn the days become crisper and breezier>
Synonyms come, get, go, grow, run, turn, wax
Near Antonyms abide, be, continue, linger, remain, stay

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