Assist

Noun

 * 1) A helpful action or an act of giving.
 * 2)  a statistic used in different sports to quantify the act of helping another player score points or goals; in baseball, an assist is defensive, allowing a teammate to record a putout.

Verb

 * 1)  To stand (at a place) or to (an opinion), to attend a theatrical performance.
 * 2) To help.
 * 3)  To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring.

Adverbs for Assist
industriously;  chivalrously;   materially; cordially; officiously; vigorously; effectively;  financially; invaluably;   charitably; generously; medically; professionally; scientifically; voluntarily; temporarily; mechanically; indispensably; skillfully;  mutually; vicariously.

Thesaurus
abet; accompany; act for; advance; aid; assistance; attend; avail; bail out; be instrumental; bear a hand; befriend; benefit; boost; comfort; concur; cooperate; do for; do good; doctor; ease; escort; facilitate; favor; finance; forward; fund; further; give a boost; give a hand; give a lift; give help; go between; hand; help; help out; helping hand; leg; leg up; lend a hand; lend one aid; lift; mediate; minister to; pay the bills; pension; pension off; proffer aid; promote; protect; rally; reclaim; redeem; relief; relieve; remedy; render assistance; rescue; restore; resuscitate; revive; save; second; serve; set up; stead; subserve; subsidize; succor; support; take in tow; work for

Etymology
From assister, from  assistere, both words meaning, "to assist."

Pronunciation