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  • 1assist — as|sist1 W3S3 [əˈsıst] v formal [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: assister to be present, help , from Latin assistere, from ad to + sistere to cause to stand ] 1.) [I and T] to help someone to do something assist (sb) with/in sth ▪ You will be… …

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  • 2assist — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to help someone to do something, especially by doing all the less important things so that they can spend time doing difficult things: assist (sb) with/in: I was employed to assist the manager with his duties. 2 (T) to make it… …

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  • 3Assist (Scientology) — In Scientology, the Assist is described as a process which is done to alleviate a present time discomfort . [http://www.scientologyhandbook.org/SH6 1.HTM] Despite the use of assists to treat pain and injuries, the Scientology Handbook (1994… …

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  • 4assist — [[t]əsɪ̱st[/t]] ♦♦♦ assists, assisting, assisted 1) VERB If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them. [V n to inf] Julia was assisting him to prepare his speech... [V n with n] The family decided to …

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  • 5Assist (ice hockey) — In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to the two previous players of the scoring team who touched or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, meaning that they were assisting in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per… …

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  • 6Them! — For the films of the same name, see Them (2006 film) or Them (film). Infobox Film name = Them! caption = Original film poster director = Gordon Douglas producer = David Weisbart writer = Ted Sherdeman Russell Hughes George Worthing Yates (story)… …

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  • 7assist — v. & n. v. 1 tr. (often foll. by in + verbal noun) help (a person, process, etc.) (assisted them in running the playgroup). 2 intr. (often foll. by in, at) assist or be present (assisted in the ceremony). n. US 1 help; an act of helping. 2… …

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  • 8Ventricular assist device — Graphic describing a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD). The device pumps blood from the left ventricle to the aorta. A Ventricular assist device, or VAD, is a mechanical circulatory device that is used to partially or completely replace the… …

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  • 9Fuck Them All — Single infobox | Name = Fuck Them All |200 px Artist = Mylène Farmer from Album = Avant que l ombre... Released = March 14 2005 Format = CD single CD maxi …

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  • 10God helps them that help themselves — Cf. AESCHYLUS Fragments 395 φιλεῖ δὲ τῷ κάμνοντι συσπεύδειν θεός, God likes to assist the man who toils; early 15th cent. Fr. aidez uous, Dieu uos aidera, help yourself, God will help you. 1545 R. TAVERNER tr. Erasmus’ Adages (ed. 2) 57 Dii… …

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