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Definition of assist : 1. To be present as a spectator; as, to assist at a public meeting.
2. To give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time of distress; to help; to aid; to succor.
3. To lend aid; to help.

Synonyms:

hang, serve well, take to heart, sanction, assistant, take care, process, dish up, advocate, economic aid, service, assistance, give a leg up, care, instigate, attend to, financial aid, function, supporter, embolden, suffice, do, helper, look, wait on, go to, pay heed, give ear, dish, answer, boost, swear out, study athelp, help oneself, advert, attention, serve up, countenance, dish out, incite, tending, see

better, do good, further, contribute, advance

conciliate, mediate, adjudicate, reconcile, intervene, compromise, arbitrate, parley, intercede, negotiate

expedite, ease, simplify, promote

expend, allow, give, deliver, devote, share, present, offer, shower, allot, tender, assign, consign, send, award, submit, bequeath, grant, ration, ascribe, impart, attribute, pledge, disburse, supply, donate, extend, dispense, render, dole, pay, bestow, lavish, provide, lend, furnish

extricate, emancipate, save, rescue

facilitate, encourage, serve, motivate, mother, aid, fund, abet, endow, foster, sustain, minister, help, attend, tend, relieve, support, benefit

back, succor, uphold, favor, avail

work

Usage examples:

• If you will assist me- as I beg you to do- you must be content to follow my guidance and instructions without question, and remain, as you call it, in the dark, until the time comes for all to be told." - "The Crooked House", Brandon Fleming.
• Though they would have preferred seeing the end of the " fun," as they called it, they felt that it was their duty to stop and assist him. - "The Three Lieutenants", W.H.G. Kingston.
• Satisfied with this explanation, she suffered me to assist her into the carriage. - "Vendetta A Story of One Forgotten", Marie Corelli.