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become

be.come \bi-'k*m\ \-'ka-m\ vb or be.came;  or become or becom.ing [ME 
   becomen to come to, become, fr. OE becuman, fr. be- + ]cuman to come 1a: to 
   come into existence  1b: to come to be {~ sick} : HAPPEN  2: to undergo 
   change or development  : to suit or be suitable to {her clothes ~ her}