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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

Dictionary Results for befriend:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

befriend
    v 1: become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends";
         "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   [1913 Webster]

         By the darkness befriended.              --Longfellow.
   [1913 Webster]

3. The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906)

BEFRIEND, v.t.  To make an ingrate.

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