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

n.  
  1. An act of giving aid; help.
  2. 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.
  3. 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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