Synonyms for befriend
bɪˈfrɛndbe·friend

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1. befriendverb

   Antonyms:
   unfriend

2. befriendverb

   Antonyms:
   unfriend

3. befriendverb

   Antonyms:
   unfriend

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1. befriend

   Help expresses greater dependence and deeper need than aid. In extremity we say "God help me!" rather than "God aid me!" In time of danger we cry "help! help!" rather than "aid! aid!" To aid is to second another's own exertions. We can speak of helping the helpless, but not of aiding them. Help includes aid, but aid may fall short of the meaning of help. In law to aid or abet makes one a principal. (Compare synonyms for ACCESSORY.) To cooperate is to aid as an equal; to assist implies a subordinate and secondary relation. One assists a fallen friend to rise; he cooperates with him in helping others. Encourage refers to mental aid, as uphold now usually does; succor and support, oftenest to material assistance. We encourage the timid or despondent, succor the endangered, support the weak, uphold those who else might be shaken or cast down. Compare ABET; PROMOTE.

   Synonyms:
   abet, aid, assist, cooperate, encourage, foster, help, second, stand by, succor, support, sustain, uphold

   Antonyms:
   counteract, discourage, oppose, resist, thwart, withstand

   Preposition:
   Help in an enterprise with money; help to success; against the enemy.

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1. befriend

   Synonyms:
   assist, countenance, support, advocate, promote, protect, defend

   Antonyms:
   oppose, discountenanced, withstand, thwart, decry, defame, oppress, annoy

Princeton's WordNet

1. befriendverb

   become friends with

   "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?"

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1. befriendverb

   Synonyms:
   favor, encourage, patronize, countenance, assist, help, aid, benefit, act as a friend to, do a good turn for, be kind to

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How to use befriend in a sentence?

1. Alexander Pope:

   Be thou the first true merit to befriend, his praise is lost who stays till all commend.

2. Lee County:

   Riess' mode of operation is to befriend women who resemble Pamela Hutchinsons and steal their identity.

3. Laura Beyer:

   I would figure out why and then befriend them, the minute you get these kids to respect you, the less likely they are to disrespect you and the more likely they are to show you reasons why they are unlikeable.

4. Sophocles:

   The good befriend themselves.

5. Joe Simonson:

   You don’t think Avenatti is smart enough to try and befriend the liberal media?