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| aid [ ayd ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle aid·ed, present participle aid·ing, 3rd person present singular aids) |
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give help to somebody: to provide somebody or something with help or with what is needed to achieve something
  Better sewage systems aid in the fight against cholera.
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noun (plural aids) |
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1. money or supplies: financial or material assistance, e.g. that provided by a government or international organization, especially in times of crisis
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2. assistance: anything done or provided that assists somebody or something
I wouldn't have made it without the aid of my friends.
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3. somebody or something helpful: a person, device, resource, or material that helps or assists with something
visual aids such as maps
This book is an aid to using the Internet for research.
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4. assistant: an assistant or aide
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5. U.S. military
Same as aide-de-camp
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6. former payment to feudal lord: formerly, a monetary payment by a vassal to an English feudal lord
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7. former subsidy for English king: a special subsidy formerly granted to the English king by parliament. Aids for extraordinary expenses were granted from the time of the Norman Conquest into the 18th century.
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| [15th century. Via French< Latin adjutare "to help"] |
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aid and abet to assist somebody in commission of a crime
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