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For the verb: "to become"

Simple Past:	became
Past Participle:	become

Adapted From: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

become
A	verb
	1	become, go, get
				enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"
		Category Tree: change ╚change state; turn ╚become, go, get ╚come ╚settle ╚break ╚take ╚run ╚take effect ╚work ╚sober up; sober ╚sober up; sober
	2	become
				come into existence; "What becomes has duration"

	3	become, turn
				undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"
		Category Tree: change ╚transform; transmute; metamorphose ╚become, turn ╚come; add up; amount ╚nucleate ╚suffocate; choke ╚reduce; come down; boil down
	4	become, suit
				enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚better; improve; amend; ameliorate; meliorate ╚beautify; embellish; prettify ╚become, suit

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