befriend Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb become friends with
    • John and Eric soon became friends
    • Have you made friends yet in your new environment?

WordNet

Be*friend" transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Befriended; present participle & verbal noun Befriending
Definitions
  1. To act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or countenance.
    By the darkness befriended. Longfellow.

Webster 1913