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aid (ād)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to give help or relief (to); assist

Etymology: ME aiden < OFr aider < L adjutare, freq. of adjuvare, to help < ad-, to + juvare, to help

noun

  1. help or assistance; esp., financial help
  2. a helper; assistant
  3. a helpful device visual aids
  4. aide (sense )
  5. Eng. History
    1. a payment in money made by a vassal to his lord
    2. a subsidy granted to the king for a special purpose

Etymology: ME & OFr aide < the v.

AID definition

AID

Agency for International Development

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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