As*sist" , v. i. 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.
As*sist" (&?;), 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.
Assist me, knight. I
am undone!
Shak.
Syn. -- To help; aid;
second; back; support; relieve; succor; befriend; sustain; favor. See Help.
Hear it pronounced