Verb

(obsolete) To arrive, come (to a place).

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*:& thenne the noble knyghte sire Launcelot departed with ryghte heuy chere sodenly / that none erthely creature wyste of hym / nor where he was become / but sir Bors

*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

*:But, madam, where is Warwick then become ?

(copulative) To come about; happen; come into being; arise.

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(copulative) begin to be; turn into.

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To be proper for; to befit.

*1930 , (Duff Cooper), Talleyrand , Folio Society, 2010, p.7:

*:His ordinationenabled him to be independent of his parents, and to afford a manner of living which became his rank rather than his calling.

Of an adornment, piece of clothing etc.: to look attractive on (someone).

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Verb

(en verb)

(label) To change (something) from a smaller form and/or size to a larger one.

(label) To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).

* (John Milton) (1608-1674)

Then with expanded wings he steers his flight.

(label) To express (something) at length and/or in detail.

To rewrite (an expression) as a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms.

To multiply both the numerator and the denominator of a fraction by the same natural number yielding a fraction of equal value

(label) To (be) change(d) from a smaller form/size to a larger one.

(label) To (be) increase(d) in extent, number, volume or scope.

(label) To speak or write at length or in detail.

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(label) To feel generous or optimistic.