1) Act as a friend to 2) Act kindly toward 3) Act like a Good Samaritan 4) Attach 5) Become friends with 6) Become pals with 7) Bind 8) Bond 9) Cozy up to 10) Exclusively Anglo word 11) Exclusively Saxon word 12) Get close to 13) Help 14) Make a connection with 15) Support 16) To favor 17) Word with Anglo-Saxon origins 1) Aid 
• (v. t.) To act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or countenance.
Be·friend' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Befriended ; present participle & verbal noun Befriending .] To act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or countenance. « By the darkness befriended . Longf...
[v] - become friends with
verb become friends with; `John and Eric soon became friends`; `Have you made friends yet in your new environment?`
to make friends or become friendly with; act as a friend to; help; aid: to befriend the poor and the weak.