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as·sist Audio Help   (ə-sĭst') Pronunciation Key
v.   as·sist·ed, as·sist·ing, as·sists

v.   tr.
To give help or support to, especially as a subordinate or supplement; aid: The clerk assisted the judge by looking up related precedents. Her breathing was assisted by a respirator.

v.   intr.

To give aid or support. See Synonyms at help.
To be present, as at a conference.

An act of giving aid; help.
Sports
1. A fielding and throwing of a baseball in such a way that enables a teammate to put out a runner.
2. A pass, as in basketball or ice hockey, that enables the receiver to score a goal.
3. Official credit that is given for such a pass.
A mechanical device providing aid.

[Middle English assisten, from Old French assister, from Latin assistere : ad-, ad- + sistere, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

as·sist'er n.

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assisted
adjective
having help; often used as a combining form [ant: unassisted]

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