Antonyms for assists


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : uh-sist
Phonetic Transcription : əˈsɪst


Definition of assists

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Middle French assister "to stand by, help, put, place, assist" (14c.), from Latin assistere "stand by, take a stand near, attend," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + sistere "take a stand, cause to stand," from PIE *siste-, reduplicated form of root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Related: Assisted; assisting. Medical assisted suicide attested from 1884.
  • noun help
  • verb help
Example sentences :
  • We in Freeland have guaranteed to labour the whole of what it assists to produce.
  • Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
  • By all means do so (he answered), if you think that it assists matters.
  • Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon
  • She also assists the clergyman, if desired, in ministering to spiritual needs.
  • Extract from : « Deaconesses in Europe » by Jane M. Bancroft
  • It also assists in developing their sense of responsibility.
  • Extract from : « The Making of a Trade School » by Mary Schenck Woolman
  • The boiling kills any germs and assists in whitening the clothes.
  • Extract from : « Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management » by Ministry of Education
  • It assists them very materially in travelling through the tree-tops.
  • Extract from : « The Forest Exiles » by Mayne Reid
  • It assists in protecting from enfilade, and affords a plunging fire.
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
  • However small the amount may be, to that degree it assists in bearing the burden.
  • Extract from : « Usury » by Calvin Elliott
  • It assists a man in getting a seat as the director of certain Companies.
  • Extract from : « The Prime Minister » by Anthony Trollope
  • He now assists Perky to circulate the spurious medium of exchange.
  • Extract from : « Blacksheep! Blacksheep! » by Meredith Nicholson

Synonyms for assists

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