become

1. Enter or assume a certain state or condition (synset 200149403)
   "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"
   is a type of: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
   subtypes:

   • sober, sober up - become sober after excessive alcohol consumption
   • sober, sober up - become more realistic
   • work - arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
   • take effect - go into effect or become effective or operative
   • run - change from one state to another
   • take - be seized or affected in a specified way
   • break - come into being
   • settle - become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
   same as: get, go
2. Undergo a change or development (synset 202632685)
   "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"
   is a type of: metamorphose, transform, transmute - change in outward structure or looks
   subtypes:

   • boil down, come down, reduce - be the essential element
   • choke, suffocate - become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
   • nucleate - form into a nucleus
   • add up, amount, come - develop into
   same as: turn
   verb group:

   • change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
   • turn - cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
3. Come into existence (synset 202629610)
   "What becomes has duration"
   subtypes:

   • come, occur - come to one's mind; suggest itself
   • root - come into existence, originate
   • form, spring, take form, take shape - develop into a distinctive entity
   • arise, develop, grow, originate, rise, spring up, uprise - come into existence; take on form or shape
   • arise, bob up, come up - originate or come into being
   • make - be or be capable of being changed or made into
4. Enhance the appearance of (synset 202730133)
   "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"
   is a type of: beautify, embellish, fancify, prettify - make more beautiful
   same as: suit

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