ASSINEGO
As`si*ne"go, n.
Defn: See Asinego.
ASSISH
Ass"ish, a.
Defn: Resembling an ass; asinine; stupid or obstinate.
Such . . . appear to be of the assich kind . . . Udall.
ASSIST
As*sist", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Assisting.]
Etym: [L. assistere; ad + sistere to cause to stand, to stand, from
stare to stand: cf. F. assister. See Stand.]
Defn: To give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time of distress; to help; to aid; to succor. Assist me, knight. I am undone! Shak.
Syn. — To help; aid; second; back; support; relieve; succor; befriend; sustain; favor. See Help.
ASSIST
As*sist", v. i.
1. To lend aid; to help. With God not parted from him, as was feared, But favoring and assisting to the end. Milton.
2. To be present as a spectator; as, to assist at a public meeting. [A Gallicism] Gibbon. Prescott.