act as a friend to; assist, aid, stand by
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Befriend Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or countenance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or countenance.
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. by the darkness befriended.
To be a friend to, especially when in need.
Befriend, (v.t.)
To make an ingrate.
The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce, 1911 (About)To make an ingrate.
Verb
1. become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?"
(hypernym) bind, tie, attach, bond
(hyponym) pal, pal up, chum up
