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v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of become.

v. The two-character symbol sequence ":=" used in some programming languages to mean is assigned the value of. Used to distinguish between assignment of value and comparison for equality.

"Not so - in the extreme case that the government itself becomes an enemy of the country, time spent by the security services documenting their activities for the public *becomes* their core duty."

became    becomes    becoming   

fancify    beautify    embellish    prettify   

grace    beautify    to become of   

became   

arise    come up    form    root    take form    uprise    originate    come    take shape    spring   

come    get    befit    grow    turn    go    fall    drop    wax    suit   

Brum    Krum    Mum    alum    brum    bum    chum    clum    come    crum   

Religion & Spirituality    Education    History    Business & Economy    Science   

improve    strive    farm    written    theirs    correct    taken    put    agree    please