befriend
verb
1 befriend
Become friends with.
Roget 707:
aid,
assist,
help,
succor,
lend one's aid;
come to the aid
etc.
n..
of;
contribute,
subscribe to;
bring aid,
give aid,
furnish aid,
afford aid,
supply aid
etc.
n.;
give a helping hand,
stretch a hand,
lend a helping hand,
lend a hand,
bear a helping hand,
hold out a hand,
hold out a helping hand;
give one a life,
give one a cast,
give one a turn;
take by the hand,
take in tow;
help a lame dog over a stile,
lend wings to.
relieve,
rescue;
set up,
set agoing†,
set on one's legs;
bear through,
pull through;
give new life to,
be the making of;
reinforce,
reenforce,
recruit;
set forward,
put forward,
push forward;
give a lift,
give a shove,
give an impulse to;
promote,
further,
forward,
advance expedite,
speed,
quicken,
hasten.
support,
sustain,
uphold,
prop,
hold up,
bolster.
cradle,
nourish;
nurture,
nurse,
dry nurse,
suckle,
put out to nurse;
manure,
cultivate,
force;
foster,
cherish,
foment;
feed the flame,
fan the flame.
serve;
do service to,
tender to,
pander to;
administer to,
subminister to†,
minister to;
tend,
attend,
wait on;
take care of
etc.
459;
entertain;
smooth the bed of death.
oblige,
accommodate,
consult the wishes of;
humor,
cheer,
encourage.
second,
stand by;
back,
back up;
pay the piper,
abet;
work for,
make interest for,
stick up for,
take up the cudgels for;
take up the cause of,
espouse the cause of,
adopt the cause of;
advocate,
beat up for recruits,
press into the service;
squire,
give moral support to,
keep in countenance,
countenance,
patronize;
lend oneself to,
lend one's countenance to;
smile upon,
shine upon;
favor,
befriend,
take in hand,
enlist under the banners of;
side with
etc.
(cooperate)
709.
be of use to;
subserve
etc.
(instrument)
631;
benefit
etc.
648;
render a service
etc.
(utility)
644;
conduce
etc.
(tend)
176.
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Roget 888:
be friendly
etc.
adj.,
be friends
etc.
890,
be acquainted with
etc.
adj.;
know;
have the ear of;
keep company with
etc.
(sociality)
892;
hold communication with,
have dealings with,
sympathize with;
have a leaning to;
bear good will
etc.
(benevolent)
906;
love
etc.
897;
make much of;
befriend
etc.
(aid)
707;
introduce to.
set one's horses together;
have the latchstring out [U.S.];
hold out the right hand of friendship,
extend the right hand of friendship,
hold out the right hand of fellowship;
become friendly
etc.
adj.;
make friends with
etc.
890;
break the lee,
be introduced to;
make acquaintance with,
pick acquaintance with,
scrape acquaintance with;
get into favor,
gain the friendship of.
shake hands with,
fraternize,
embrace;
receive with open arms,
throw oneself into the arms of;
meet halfway,
take in good part.
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Moby thesaurus: abet, aid, assist, avail, bail out, bear a hand, benefit, buddy up, comfort, do good, doctor, ease, favor, get acquainted, get chummy with, give a boost, give a hand, give a lift, give help, help, lend a hand, lend one aid, make friends with, play footsie with, proffer aid, protect, rally, reclaim, redeem, relieve, remedy, render assistance, rescue, restore, resuscitate, revive, save, scrape acquaintance with, set up, shake hands with, succor, take in tow, take up with, win friends ... show more.
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