Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

v. come into existence; "What becomes has duration"

v. enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"

v. undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"

go, get, become, come, come out

v. 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!"

established

adj. brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established; "the established social order"; "distrust the constituted authority"; "a team established as a member of a major league"; "enjoyed his prestige as an established writer"; "an established precedent"; "the established Church"

established

adj. shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt; "the established facts in the case"

naturalized, established

adj. introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation

conventional, established

adj. conforming with accepted standards; "a conventional view of the world"

firm, established

adj. securely established; "an established reputation"; "holds a firm position as the country's leading poet"

accomplished, effected, established

adj. settled securely and unconditionally; "that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact"

enhance

v. make better or more attractive; "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat"

flatter, blandish

v. praise somewhat dishonestly

fit, make fit

v. make fit; "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out"

augment

v. enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East"

reinforce, reenforce, re-enforce

v. make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"

strengthen, fortify, beef up

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

standard

adj. established or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence; "a standard reference work"

customary

adj. in accordance with convention or custom; "sealed the deal with the customary handshake"

regular

adj. in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle; "his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"; "regular duties"

over, completed, terminated, concluded, ended, all over

adj. having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview"

proved, proven

adj. established beyond doubt; "a proven liar"; "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness"

turn, change state

v. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

swim, master, subdue, get over, overcome, surmount

v. get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"

advance, gain, win, get ahead, make headway, gain ground

v. obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"

evidenced

adj. supported by evidence; "their evidenced friendliness to the US"

tested, tried, well-tried

adj. tested and proved useful or correct; "a tested method"

verified

adj. proved to be true; "a verified claim"

adventive

adj. not native and not fully established; locally or temporarily naturalized; "an adventive weed"

alien, strange, exotic

adj. being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine"

domesticated, naturalized, nonnative

adj. of plants or animals acclimated to a new environment

nonnative, foreign-born

adj. of persons born in another area or country than that lived in; "our large nonnative population"

imported

adj. used of especially merchandise brought from a foreign source; "imported wines"

tramontane

adj. being or coming from another country; "tramontane influences"

unnaturalized

adj. not having acquired citizenship

sanctioned, canonic, canonical

adj. conforming to orthodox or recognized rules; "the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing"- Sinclair Lewis

conformist, conforming

adj. adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion)

traditional

adj. pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines; "the simple security of traditional assumptions has vanished"

assured

adj. characterized by certainty or security; "a tiny but assured income"; "we can never have completely assured lives"

secured, guaranteed, bonded, warranted

adj. secured by written agreement

fail-safe

adj. guaranteed not to fail; "a fail-safe recipe for cheese souffle"

in safe custody

adj. secure in formally authorized hands

promised

adj. assured by (usually) spoken agreement; "the promised toy"; "the promised land"

safe

adj. in safekeeping; "your secret is safe with me"

safe-deposit, safety-deposit

adj. safe for the storage of valuables; "kept the deed in his safe-deposit box at the bank"

sure

adj. physically secure or dependable; "a sure footing"; "was on sure ground"

ordained, prescribed, appointed, decreed

adj. fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time")

firm

adj. not subject to revision or change; "a firm contract"; "a firm offer"

preconcerted

adj. previously arranged or agreed on; "following preconcerted plans"

drop off, lose, fall back, recede, fall behind

v. retreat

regress, retrogress, retrograde, undergo regress

v. get worse or fall back to a previous condition

better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate, become better

v. get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

unestablished

adj. not established; "a reputation as yet unestablished"

unorthodox

adj. breaking with convention or tradition; "an unorthodox lifestyle"

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