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    Assist , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Assisting.] [L. assistere; ad + sistere to cause to stand, to stand, from stare to stand: cf. F. assister. See Stand.] To give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time of distress; to help; to aid; to succor.
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    Assist me, knight. I am undone!
    Shak.

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    Syn. -- To help; aid; second; back; support; relieve; succor; befriend; sustain; favor. See Help.

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    Assist, v. i.
    1. To lend aid; to help.
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      With God not parted from him, as was feared,
      But favoring and assisting to the end.
      Milton.

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    2. To be present as a spectator; as, to assist at a public meeting. [A Gallicism]
      Gibbon. Prescott.

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