Befriend
Pronunciation : Be*friend"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or countenance. By the darkness befriended. Longfellow.
t. [imp. & p. p. Befriended; p. pr. & vb. n. Befriending.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913