Befriended

/bɪˈfrɛndɪd/ verb

Made friends with someone; showed kindness and support to someone who needed it.

From 'be-' (to make or cause) + 'friend.' The prefix 'be-' transforms the noun 'friend' into a verb meaning 'to make into a friend,' a pattern used in English since Old English times.

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