devenir — meaning in English

English meaning

• becoming adj Flattering or suitable in appearance; fitting.
• wax noun A soft, oily solid substance, such as beeswax or paraffin, used for candles, polish, and other purposes.

Senses

devenir is used for these senses in English:

• becoming (chiefly, philosophy) The act or process by which something becomes.
• wax (intransitive, copulative, literary) To increasingly assume the specified characteristic.

becoming — full definition

1. adj Flattering or suitable in appearance; fitting.
2. adj Appropriate to one's character or position; decent.

wax — full definition

1. noun A soft, oily solid substance, such as beeswax or paraffin, used for candles, polish, and other purposes.
2. verb To coat or polish something with wax.
3. verb To remove hair by applying and pulling off a layer of wax.
4. verb Of the moon, to appear larger each night, building toward a full moon.
5. verb To become or grow into a specified state, especially in the phrase "wax and wane."

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