befriend

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: be=friend

CIDE DICTIONARY

befriend, v. t. 

 To act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or countenance.  [1913 Webster]
"By the darkness befriended."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

befriend, v.tr. act as a friend to; help.

DEVIL DICTIONARY

befriend

v.t. To make an ingrate.

THESAURUS

befriend

abet, aid, assist, avail, bail out, bear a hand, benefit, buddy up, comfort, do good, doctor, ease, favor, get acquainted, get chummy with, give a boost, give a hand, give a lift, give help, help, lend a hand, lend one aid, make friends with, play footsie with, proffer aid, protect, rally, reclaim, redeem, relieve, remedy, render assistance, rescue, restore, resuscitate, revive, save, scrape acquaintance with, set up, shake hands with, succor, take in tow, take up with, win friends

ROGET THESAURUS

befriend

Aid

VB aid, assist, help, succor, lend one's aid, come to the aid, of, contribute, subscribe to, bring aid, give aid, furnish aid, afford aid, supply aid, give a helping hand, stretch a hand, lend a helping hand, lend a hand, bear a helping hand, hold out a hand, hold out a helping hand, give one a life, give one a cast, give one a turn, take by the hand, take in tow, help a lame dog over a stile, lend wings to, relieve, rescue, set up, set agoing, set on one's legs, bear through, pull through, give new life to, be the making of, reinforce, reenforce, recruit, set forward, put forward, push forward, give a lift, give a shove, give an impulse to, promote, further, forward, advance expedite, speed, quicken, hasten, support, sustain, uphold, prop, hold up, bolster, cradle, nourish, nurture, nurse, dry nurse, suckle, put out to nurse, manure, cultivate, force, foster, cherish, foment, feed the flame, fan the flame, serve, do service to, tender to, pander to, administer to, subminister to, minister to, tend, attend, wait on, take care of, entertain, smooth the bed of death, oblige, accommodate, consult the wishes of, humor, cheer, encourage, second, stand by, back, back up, pay the piper, abet, work for, make interest for, stick up for, take up the cudgels for, take up the cause of, espouse the cause of, adopt the cause of, advocate, beat up for recruits, press into the service, squire, give moral support to, keep in countenance, countenance, patronize, lend oneself to, lend one's countenance to, smile upon, shine upon, favor, befriend, take in hand, enlist under the banners of, side with, be of use to, subserve, benefit, render a service, conduce.

Friendship

VB be friendly, be friends, be acquainted with, know, have the ear of, keep company with, hold communication with, have dealings with, sympathize with, have a leaning to, bear good will, love, make much of, befriend, introduce to, set one's horses together, have the latchstring out, hold out the right hand of friendship, extend the right hand of friendship, hold out the right hand of fellowship, become friendly, make friends with, break the lee, be introduced to, make acquaintance with, pick acquaintance with, scrape acquaintance with, get into favor, gain the friendship of, shake hands with, fraternize, embrace, receive with open arms, throw oneself into the arms of, meet halfway, take in good part.