aid

¹aid

verb \ˈād\

Definition of AID

transitive verb

: to provide with what is useful or necessary in achieving an end

intransitive verb

: to give assistance

— aid·er noun

Examples of AID

1. They gave money in order to aid the cause.
2. She aided them in their efforts.
3. He jumped into the water to aid the drowning child.
4. a home run that was aided by the wind
5. She aided the government in the attempt to fight illiteracy.

Origin of AID

Middle English eyden, from Anglo-French aider, from Latin adjutare, frequentative of adjuvare, from ad- + juvare to help

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to AID

Synonyms

abet, help, assist, back, backstop, prop (up), support

Antonyms

hinder

Related Words

advance, ease, facilitate, forward, foster, further, launch; champion, endorse (also indorse), patronize, promote, sponsor; attend, care (for), comfort, minister (to), succor; sustain; bolster, boost, buttress, reinforce (also reenforce); advise, counsel, guide, mentor, nurture; bail out, deliver, rescue, save; embolden, encourage, hearten; benefit, favor, oblige, profit, serve

Near Antonyms

balk, bar, block, constrain, hamper, handicap, hold back, impede, inhibit, obstruct, restrain, strangle; baffle, foil, frustrate, inconvenience, interfere, oppose, sabotage, thwart; desert, disappoint, fail, let down; discourage, dishearten; repress, retard, stifle, straiten, stunt; damage, harm, hurt, injure

Rhymes with AID

Ade, aide, blade, braid, cade, clade, fade, glade, grade, jade, lade, made, maid, paid, raid, rayed, shade, spade, stade, staid, suede, trade, wade

²aid

noun

Definition of AID

1

: a subsidy granted to the king by the English parliament until the 18th century for an extraordinary purpose

2

a : the act of helping

b : help given : assistance <providing aid and comfort>; specifically : tangible means of assistance (as money or supplies)

3

a : aide

b : something by which assistance is given : an assisting device <an aid to understanding> <a visual aid>; especially : hearing aid

4

: a tribute paid by a vassal to his lord

Examples of AID

1. The project was completed with the aid of several students.
2. The work was done with the aid of a computer.
3. The government has given millions of dollars in economic aid to these nations.
4. She applied for financial aid in order to go to college.
5. The diagram is provided as an aid to understanding.
6. The computer is an aid to keeping costs down.
7. He teaches art with visual aids.

First Known Use of AID

15th century

Related to AID

Synonyms

adjunct, adjutant, helper, aide, apprentice, assistant, coadjutor, deputy, helpmate, helpmeet, lieutenant, mate, sidekick

Antonyms

disadvantage, drawback, encumbrance, hindrance, impediment, minus

Related Words

attendant, handmaiden (also handmaid), maid, maidservant, scullion, servant; auxiliary, legman, subordinate, underling; employee (also employe), hand, help, hireling, laborer, swamper, worker; gal Friday, girl Friday; man Friday, right hand; aide-de-camp

Near Antonyms

constraint, inhibitor, liability, obstacle, obstruction, restraint, stranglehold

AID

abbreviation

Definition of AID

1

Agency for International Development

2

artificial insemination by donor

Other Economics Terms

actuary, compound interest, globalization, indemnity, portfolio, rentier, stagflation, usurer

aid

noun \ˈād\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of AID

1

: the act of helping or treating; also : the help or treatment given <in need of immediate medical aid>

2

: an assisting person or group <a laboratory aid>—compare aide

3

: something by which assistance is given : an assisting device <a visual aid>; especially : hearing aid