'Befriend' definitions:
Definition of 'befriend'
(from WordNet)
verb
Become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?"
Definition of 'Befriend'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'befriend'
From: 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