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"Assist" in Portuguese?

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

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


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : As*sist"
Part of Speech : v. i.
Definition : 1. To lend aid; to help. With God not parted from him, as was feared, But favoring and assisting to the end. Milton.

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


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913