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t. & i. [In Fr. a ister; Sp. asistir; Port. a istir; Ital. a ist ere; from Lat. a is to = to stand at or by: ad = to or near; sis to = to cause to stand.] Properly, to stand by one; hence to help, to aid, to support one, whether in action or in sorrow. A. Transitive : In the above sense. that ye a ist her in whatever busine she hath need of you."- Rom . xvi. 2. B. Intransitive : To give help or aid. "Myself a isting in the social joy." Pope: Homer's Ody ey, bk. iv., 331. as-sist'-ançe, s. [In Fr. a istance ; Sp. as is tencia; Port. a is ten cia ; Ital. a istenza ; Low Lat. a ist entia . ] Help, aid; whatever in the circumstances will enable one to do his work more easily or in a shorter time, or will encourage him with more fortitude to sustain his sorrow. "Let us entreat this nece ary a istance , that by his grace he would lead us."-Rogers.