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noun

Aid n.

Help; succor; assistance; relief. "An unconstitutional mode of obtaining aid."

The person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; a helper; an assistant. "It is not good that man should be alone; let us make unto him an aid like unto himself."

(Eng. Hist.) A subsidy granted to the king by Parliament; also, an exchequer loan.

(Feudal Law) A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his lord on special occasions.

An aid-de-camp, so called by abbreviation; as, a general's aid.

Aid prayer (Law), a proceeding by which a defendant beseeches and claims assistance from some one who has a further or more permanent interest in the matter in suit.

To pray in aid, to beseech and claim such assistance.

verb

Aid v. t. (past & past part. aided; pres. part. aiding) To support, either by furnishing strength or means in coöperation to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist. "You speedy helpers... Appear and aid me in this enterprise."

Synonyms: To help; assist; support; sustain; succor; relieve; befriend; coöperate; promote. See Help.

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"Aid" Quotes from Famous Books

... had released atomic energy and was in doubt as to whether he should destroy his secret or reveal it, the psychological processes that determine his decision become more relevant to consideration than the decision itself. But if that same scientist managed by the aid of atomic energy to transport himself to Mars, I would unquestionably be more interested in what he found on that planet than in why an Oedipus complex drove him ...

— Edison's Conquest of Mars • Garrett Putnam Serviss

... Kentucky and Ohio; rebel privateers were daily eluding the vigilant watch of the navy and escaping to Europe with loads of cotton, which they readily disposed of and returned with arms and ammunition to aid in the prosecution of their cause. France was preparing to invade Mexico with a large army for the purpose of forcing the establishment of a monarchical form of government upon the people of our sister ...

— Reminiscences of Pioneer Days in St. Paul • Frank Moore

... them will return again! But they are five, and it is too much odds for a fair field. Step back within the hut, my son, and shoot from the loophole beside the door. Two you may bring down ere they quit the highroad for the footpath—there will remain but three; and your father, with my aid, has often ...

— Chronicles of the Canongate • Sir Walter Scott

... measurements were made by the aid of a brake. After each experiment on the electric machine, he applied the brake to the engine which he employed, taking care to make it run at precisely the same speed, with the same pressure of steam, and with the same expansion ...

— Scientific American Supplement No. 275 • Various

... exercises. Nevertheless, he admits (so far complying with the Cyrenaics) that some extraneous conditions cannot be dispensed with; the virtuous man can hardly exhibit his virtue in act, without some aid from friends and property; nor can he be happy if his person is disgusting to behold or ...

— Moral Science; A Compendium of Ethics • Alexander Bain

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