Assist: alternatives and connections

To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service for; to be in the employment of, a…

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To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service for; to be in the employment of, a…

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To instigate or encourage by aid or countenance; -- used in a bad sense of persons and acts; as, to abet an ill-doer; to abet one in his wicked cours…

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To lighten or lessen the force or weight of.

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To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard.

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To turn to the advantage of; to be of service to; to profit; to benefit; to help; as, artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment.

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A burdensome sense of responsibility; trouble caused by onerous duties; anxiety; concern; solicitude.

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Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.

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Free of impediment; unimpeded.

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To make easy or less difficult; to free from difficulty or impediment; to lessen the labor of; as, to facilitate the execution of a task.

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A knot or coarse part in cloth.

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To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate the movement of; to expedite; to hurry.

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To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his children.

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To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service for; to be in the employment of, a…

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To serve in subordination or instrumentally; to be subservient to; to help forward; to promote.

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To run to, or run to support; hence, to help or relieve when in difficulty, want, or distress; to assist and deliver from suffering; to relieve; as,…

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A male waiting servant; a servant who attends on gentleman's person; a body servant.

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The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by to.

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To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement.

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To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.

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The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.

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The act of facilitating or making easy.

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That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See Manus.

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The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.

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The act of ministering; service; ministry.

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A coursing back, or coursing again, along the line of a previous coursing; renewed course; return; retreat; recurence.

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Shelter or protection from danger or distress.

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The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which…

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Active power or movement; spring.

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The act of aiding one's self, without depending on the aid of others.

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Alt. of Service

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To run to, or run to support; hence, to help or relieve when in difficulty, want, or distress; to assist and deliver from suffering; to relieve; as,…

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To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar…

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The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human act…

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To support, either by furnishing strength or means in cooperation to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist.

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To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…

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Alt. of Manoeuvre

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Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or naval evolution, movement, or change of position.

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To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.

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To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar…

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Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically…

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The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support.

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The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support.

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Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.

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Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.

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Lending aid, helping.

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Lending aid, helping.

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To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service for; to be in the employment of, a…

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To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service for; to be in the employment of, a…

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To support, either by furnishing strength or means in cooperation to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist.

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The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support.

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To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard.

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To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…

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To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service for; to be in the employment of, a…

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To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…

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To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…

A direct formal equivalent for helping with a task.

To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…

Assist is a direct formal alternative for practical help.