English-Thai Dictionary
assibilate
VT ออกเสียง ผ่าน ฟัน org-siang-parn-fan
assiduity
N ความเพียร ความ ขยัน ความพยายาม ความบากบั่น ความตั้งใจ diligence khwam-phian
assiduous
ADJ ที่ ทำ ด้วย ความตั้งใจ ตั้งอกตั้งใจ industrious persevering ti-tham-duai-khwam-tang-jai
assiduously
ADV เพียรพยายาม ก้มหน้าก้มตา industriously laboriously phian-pha-ya-yam
assign
VI โอน ทรัพย์สิน โอน สิทธิ ให้ on-sab-sin
assign
VT กำหนด ระบุ ตั้ง kam-nod
assign
VT มอบหมาย สั่งงาน appoint authorize mob-mai
assign
VT ส่ง ให้ แจกจ่าย แบ่งปัน allot distribute song-hai
assign
VT โอน ทรัพย์สิน โอน สิทธิ ให้ on-sab-sin
assign to
PHRV จัดเตรียม jad-triam
assign to
PHRV มอบหมาย ให้ (มัก ใช้ รูป passive voice กำหนด ให้ mob-mai-hai
assign to
PHRV ระบุ ว่า เป็น หรือ อยู่ ใน ช่วง ประกาศ ว่า เป็น ของ ra-bu-wa-pen-rue-yu-nai-chuang
assign to
PHRV เป็นผล จาก attribute to pen-phon-jak
assignation
N การมอบหมาย ภาระหน้าที่ kan-morb-mai-par-ra-nar-ti
assignee
N ผู้รับ โอน ผู้รับ ทรัพย์สิน (จาก การ โอน phu-rab-on
assigner
N ผู้ โอน assignor phu-on
assignment
N การมอบหมาย designation authorization nomination kan-mob-mai
assignment
N งาน งา นที่ ได้ รับมอบหมาย task responsibility job ngan
assignor
N ผู้ โอน assigner phu-on
assimilable
A ที่ สามารถ นำ เป็น แบบอย่าง ได้ ที่ ย่อย และ ดูดซึม ได้ sar-mard-nam-pen-baeb-yarng-dai
assimilate
VI กลายเป็น เหมือน หรือ คล้าย กัน klai-pen-muean-rue-khlai-kan
assimilate
VT ดูดซึม สารอาหาร absorb digest dud-suem-san-ar-han
assimilate
VT ทำให้ เหมือน หรือ คล้าย กัน adapt acclimatize tham-hai-muean-rue-khlai-kan
assimilate into
PHRV ทำให้ ค่อยๆ กลายเป็น ส่วนหนึ่ง ของ ค่อยๆ กลมกลืน กับ ทำให้ กลมกลืน ไป กับ absorb into tham-hai-khoi-khoi-klai-pen-suan-nueng-khong
assimilate to
PHRV ทำให้ เหมือนกับ ทำให้ คล้าย กับ tham-hai-muean-kab
assimilate with
PHRV กลมกลืน ไป กับ (โดยเฉพาะ ทาง ภาษา วัฒนธรรม วิถีชีวิต ค่อยๆ กลมกลืน กับ klom-kluen-pai-kab
assimilation
N การนำ มา แล้ว ทำให้ เหมือนกัน การย่อย และ ดูดซึม kan-nam-mar-laew-tam-hai-muean-kan
assist
N การ ช่วย การ ช่วยเหลือ kan-chuai
assist
VI ช่วย ช่วยเหลือ aid help chuai
assist
VT ช่วย ช่วยเหลือ aid help chuai
assist at
PHRV ช่วย ใน เรื่อง ช่วย ทำ assist in assist with chuai-nai-rueang
assist in
PHRV ช่วย ใน เรื่อง ช่วย ทำ assist at assist with chuai-nai-rueang
assist with
PHRV ช่วย ใน เรื่อง ช่วย ทำ assist at assist in chuai-nai-rueang
assistance
N ความช่วยเหลือ การ สนับสนุน aid khwam-chuai-luea
assistant
ADJ ซึ่ง ช่วยเหลือ ซึ่ง คอย สนับสนุน assisting helping sing-chuai-luea
assistant
N ผู้ช่วย ผู้ ช่วยเหลือ helper phu-chuai
assize
N การ ไต่สวน พิจารณาคดี การ กำหนด ราคา สินค้า kan-tai-suan-pid-jar-ra-nar-ka-dee
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ASSIDEANS, CHASIDEANS
n.[Heb. pious. ] A sect of Jews who resorted to Mattathias to fight for the laws of their God and the liberties of their country. They were men of great zeal, and observed the traditions of the elders. From these sprung the Pharisees and Essenes.
ASSIDENT
a.[L. assideo, assidens, of ad and sedeo, to sit. ] Assident signs, in medicine, are such as usually attend a disease, but not always; distinguished from pathognomic signs, which are inseparable from it.
ASSIDUATE
a.Daily. [Not in use. ]
ASSIDUITY
n.[L. assiduitas. See Assiduous. ] 1. Constant or close application to any business or enterprise; diligence.
2. Attention; Attentiveness to persons. Assiduities, in plural, are services rendered with zeal and constancy.
ASSIDUOUS
a.[L. assiduus, from assideo, to sit close, ad and sedeo; Eng. to sit. ] 1. Constant in application; as a person assiduous in his occupation.
2. Attentive; careful; regular in attendance; as an assiduous physician or nurse.
3. Performed with constant diligence or attention; as assiduous labor.
ASSIDUOUSLY
adv. Diligently; attentively; with earnestness and care; with regular attendance.
ASSIDUOUSNESS
n.Constant or diligent application.
ASSIENTO
n.[L. assideo.] A contract or convention between the king of Spain and other powers, for furnishing slaves for the Spanish dominions in south America.
ASSIGN
v.t.[L. assigno, of ad and signo, to allot to mark out, signum, a mark. The primary sense of sign is to send, or to set. ] 1. To allot; to appoint or grant by distribution or apportionment.
The priests had a portion assigned them. Genesis 47:22.
2. To designate or appoint for a particular purpose.
They assigned Bezer, a city of refuge. Joshua 2 :8.
3. To fix, specify or designate; as an assigned quantity.
4. To make or set over; to transfer, sell or convey, by writing, as by indorsing a note, or by any writing on a separate paper.
5. To allege or show in particular; as, to assign a reason for one's conduct.
6. In law, to show or set forth with particularity; as, to assign error in a writ; to assign false judgment.
ASSIGN
n.A person to whom property or an interest is or may be transferred; as, a deed to a man and his heirs and assigns.
ASSIGNABLE
a. 1. That may be allotted, appointed or assigned.
2. That may be transferred by writing; as an assignable note, or bill.
3. That may be specified, shown with precision or designated; as an assignable error.
ASSIGNAT
n.A public note or bill in France; paper currency.
ASSIGNATION
n. 1. An appointment of time and place for meeting; used chiefly of love-meetings.
2. A making over by transfer of title. [See Assignment. ]
3. In Russia, a public note or bank bill; paper currency.
ASSIGNED
pp. Appointed; allotted; made over; shown or designated.
ASSIGNEE
n.A person to whom an assignment is made; a person appointed or deputed to do some act, perform some business or enjoy some right, privilege or property; as an assignee of a bankrupt. An assignee may be by special appointment or deed, or be created by law; as an executor.
ASSIGNER
n.One who assigns, or appoints.
ASSIGNING
ppr. Allotting; appointing; transferring; showing specially.
ASSIGNMENT
n. 1. An allotting, or an appointment to a particular person or use.
2. A transfer of title or interest by writing, as of a lease, bond, note, or bill of exchange.
3. The writing by which an interest is transferred.
4. The appointment or designation of causes or actions in court, for trial on particular days.
5. In law, the conveyance of the whole interest which a man has in an estate, usually for life or year. It differs from a lease, which is the conveyance of a less term than the lessor has in the estate.
ASSIGNOR
n.an assigner; a person who assigns or transfers an interest; as the assignor of a bill of exchange.
ASSIMILABLE
a.That may be assimilated.
ASSIMILATE
v.t.[L. assimilo, of ad and similis, like. See Similar. ] 1. To bring to a likeness; to cause to resemble.
2. To convert into a like substance; as, food is assimilated by conversion into animal substances, flesh, chyle, blood, etc.
ASSIMILATE
v.i. 1. To become similar.
2. To be converted into a like substance.
ASSIMILATED
pp. Brought to a likeness; changed into a like substance.
ASSIMILATING
ppr. Causing to resemble; converting into a like substance.
ASSIMILATION
n. 1. The act of bringing to a resemblance.
2. The act or process by which bodies convert other bodies into their own nature and substance; as, flame assimilates oil, and the food of animals is by assimilation converted into the substances which compose their bodies.
Mineral assimilation is the property which substances possess, in the earth, of appropriating and assimilating to themselves other substances with which they are in contact; a property which seems to be the basis of the natural history of the earth.
ASSIMILATIVE
a.having power of converting to a likeness, or to a like substance.
ASSIMULATE
v.t.[L. assimulo.] To feign. [Not used. See Simulate. ]
ASSIMULATION
n.A counterfeiting. [Not used. See Simulation. ]
ASSIST
v.t.[L. assisto, of ad and sisto, to stand up; English, to stand by. ] To help; to aid; to succor; to give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time of distress.
ASSIST
v.i.To lend aid.
ASSISTANCE
n.Help; aid; furtherance; succor; a contribution of support in bodily strength or other means.
ASSISTANT
a.Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.
ASSISTANT
n.One who aids, or who contributes his strength or other means to further the designs of welfare of another; an auxiliary.
ASSISTED
pp. Helped; aided.
ASSISTER
n.One that lends aid.
ASSISTING
ppr. Helping; aiding; supporting with strength or means.
ASSISTLESS
a.Without aid or help.
ASSIZE, ASSIZES
n.[L. assideo, to sit by, of ad and sedeo, to sit. ] 1. Originally, an assembly of knights and other substantial men, with a bailiff or justice, in a certain place and at a certain time, for public business. The word was sometimes applied to the general council, or Wittenagemote, of England.
2. A court in England, held in every county by special commission to one of the judges, who is called a justice of the assize, and empowered to take assizes, that is, the verdict of a jury, called the assize.
3. A jury. In this sense the word was applied to the grand assize, for the trial of property, and to the petty assize, for the trial of possession. In Scotland, the assize consists of fifteen men, selected from a greater number.
4. A writ; as an assize of novel disseisin, which is given to recover the possession of lands, tenements, rents, common, etc. , of which the tenant has been lately disseised; assize of mort d'ancestor, which lies against an abator, who enters upon land after the death of the tenant, and before the heir enters; assize of darrein presentment, which lies against a stranger who presents a clerk to a benefice.
5. A particular species of rents, established and not subject to be varied.
6. The time or place of holding the court of assize.
7. In a more general sense, any court of justice.
8. A statute of regulation; an ordinance regulating the weight, measure and price of articles sold in market; and hence the word came to signify the weight, measure or price itself; as the assize of bread.
This word is, in a certain sense, now corrupted into size, which see.
ASSIZE
v.t.To fix the weight, measure or price of commodities, by an ordinance or regulation of authority.
ASSIZED
pp. Regulated in weight, measure or price, by an assize or ordinance.
ASSIZER
n.An officer who has the care or inspection of weights and measures.
ASSIZOR
n.In Scotland, a juror.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ASSIBILATE
As *sib "i *late, v. t. Etym: [L. assibilatus, p. p. of assibilare to hiss out; ad + sibilare to hiss. ]
Defn: To make sibilant; to change to a sibilant. J. Peile.
ASSIBILATION
ASSIBILATION As *sib `i *la "tion, n.
Defn: Change of a non-sibilant letter to a sibilant, as of -tion to - shun, duke to ditch.
ASSIDEAN
As `si *de "an, n. Etym: [Heb. khasad to be pious. ]
Defn: One of a body of devoted Jews who opposed the Hellenistic Jews, and supported the Asmoneans.
ASSIDENT
As "si *dent, a. Etym: [L. assidens, p. pr. of assid to sit by: cf. F.assident. See Assession. ] (Med. )
Defn: Usually attending a disease, but not always; as, assident signs, or symptoms.
ASSIDUATE
As *sid "u *ate, a. Etym: [L. assiduatus, p. p. of assiduare to use assiduously. ]
Defn: Unremitting; assiduous. [Obs. ] "Assiduate labor. " Fabyan.
ASSIDUITY
As `si *du "i *ty, n.; pl. Assiduities. Etym: [L. assiduitas: cf. F.assiduite. See Assiduous. ]
1. Constant or close application or attention, particularly to some business or enterprise; diligence. I have, with much pains and assiduity, qualified myself for a nomenclator. Addison.
2. Studied and persevering attention to a person; -- usually in the plural.
ASSIDUOUS
As *sid "u *ous, a. Etym: [L. assiduus, fr. assid to sit near or close; ad + sed to sit. See Sit. ]
1. Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive; unremitting. She grows more assiduous in her attendance. Addison.
2. Performed with constant diligence or attention; unremitting; persistent; as, assiduous labor. To weary him with my assiduous cries. Milton.
Syn. -- Diligent; attentive; sedulous; unwearied; unintermitted; persevering; laborious; indefatigable. As *sid "u *ous *ly, adv. -- As *sid "u *ous *ness, n.
ASSIEGE
As *siege ", v. t. Etym: [OE. asegen, OF. asegier, F. assiéger, fr. LL. assediare, assidiare, to besiege. See Siege. ]
Defn: To besiege. [Obs. ] "Assieged castles." Spenser.
ASSIEGE
ASSIEGE As *siege ", n.
Defn: A siege. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
ASSIENTIST
As `si *en "tist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. assientiste, Sp. asentista. ]
Defn: A shareholder of the Assiento company; one of the parties to the Assiento contract. Bancroft.
ASSIENTO
As `si *en "to, n. Etym: [Sp. asiento seat, contract or agreement, fr. asentar to place on a chair, to adjust, to make an agreement; a (L. ad ) + sentar, a participial verb; as if there were a L. sedentare to cause to sit, fr. sedens, sedentis, p. pr. of sed to sit. ]
Defn: A contract or convention between Spain and other powers for furnishing negro slaves for the Spanish dominions in America, esp. the contract made with Great Britain in 1713.
ASSIGN
As *sign ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assigned; p. pr. & vb. n. Assigning. ]Etym: [OE. assignen, asignen, F. assigner, fr. L. assignare; ad + signare to mark, mark out, designate, signum mark, sign. See Sign. ]
1. To appoint; to allot; to apportion; to make over. In the order I assign to them. Loudon. The man who could feel thus was worthy of a better station than that in which his lot had been assigned. Southey.He assigned to his men their several posts. Prescott.
2. To fix, specify, select, or designate; to point out authoritatively or exactly; as, to assign a limit; to assign counsel for a prisoner; to assign a day for trial. All as the dwarf the way to her assigned. Spenser. It is not easy to assign a period more eventful. De Quincey.
3. (Law )
Defn: To transfer, or make over to another, esp. to transfer to, and vest in, certain persons, called assignees, for the benefit of creditors. To assign dower, to set out by metes and bounds the widow's share or portion in an estate. Kent.
ASSIGN
As *sign ", n. Etym: [From Assign, v.]
Defn: A thing pertaining or belonging to something else; an appurtenance. [Obs. ] Six French rapiers and poniards, with their assigns, as girdles, hangers, and so. Shak.
ASSIGN
As *sign ", n. Etym: [See Assignee. ] (Law )
Defn: A person to whom property or an interest is transferred; as, a deed to a man and his heirs and assigns.
ASSIGNABILITY
ASSIGNABILITY As *sign `a *bil "i *ty, n.
Defn: The quality of being assignable.
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGNABLE As *sign "a *ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being assigned, allotted, specified, or designated; as, an assignable note or bill; an assignable reason; an assignable quantity.
ASSIGNAT
As `si `gnat ", n. Etym: [F. assignat, fr. L. assignatus, p. p. of assignare.]
Defn: One of the notes, bills, or bonds, issued as currency by the revolutionary government of France (179 -1796 ), and based on the security of the lands of the church and of nobles which had been appropriated by the state.
ASSIGNATION
As `sig *na "tion, n. Etym: [L. assignatio, fr. assignare: cf. F.assignation. ]
1. The act of assigning or allotting; apportionment. This order being taken in the senate, as touching the appointment and assignation of those provinces. Holland.
2. An appointment of time and place for meeting or interview; -- used chiefly of love interviews, and now commonly in a bad sense. While nymphs take treats, or assignations give. Pope.
3. A making over by transfer of title; assignment. House of assignation, a house in which appointments for sexual intercourse are fulfilled.
ASSIGNEE
As `sign *ee ", n. Etym: [F. assigné, p. p. of assigner. See Assign, v.,and cf. Assign an assignee. ] (Law ) (a ) A person to whom an assignment is made; a person appointed or deputed by another to do some act, perform some business, or enjoy some right, privilege, or property; as, an assignee of a bankrupt. See Assignment (c ). An assignee may be by special appointment or deed, or be created by jaw; as an executor. Cowell. Blount. (b ) pl.
Defn: In England, the persons appointed, under a commission of bankruptcy, to manage the estate of a bankrupt for the benefit of his creditors.
ASSIGNER
ASSIGNER As *sign "er, n.
Defn: One who assigns, appoints, allots, or apportions.
ASSIGNMENT
As *sign "ment, n. Etym: [LL. assignamentum: cf. OF. assenement.]
1. An allotting or an appointment to a particular person or use; or for a particular time, as of a cause or causes in court.
2. (Law ) (a ) A transfer of title or interest by writing, as of lease, bond, note, or bill of exchange; a transfer of the whole of some particular estate or interest in lands.(b ) The writing by which an interest is transferred. (c ) The transfer of the property of a bankrupt to certain persons called assignees, in whom it is vested for the benefit of creditors. Assignment of dower, the setting out by metes and bounds of the widow's thirds or portion in the deceased husband's estate, and allotting it to her.
Note: Assignment is also used in law as convertible with specification; assignment of error in proceedings for review being specification of error; and assignment of perjury or fraud in indictment being specifications of perjury or fraud.
ASSIGNOR
As `sign *or ", n. Etym: [L. assignator. Cf. Assigner. ] (Law )
Defn: An assigner; a person who assigns or transfers an interest; as, the assignor of a debt or other chose in action.
ASSIMILABILITY
ASSIMILABILITY As *sim `i *la *bil "i *ty, n.
Defn: The quality of being assimilable. [R.] Coleridge.
ASSIMILABLE
ASSIMILABLE As *sim "i *la *ble, a.
Defn: That may be assimilated; that may be likened, or appropriated and incorporated.
ASSIMILATE
As *sim "i *late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assimilated; p. pr. & vb. n.Assimilating. ] Etym: [L. assimilatus, p. p. of assimilare; ad + similare to make like, similis like. See Similar, Assemble, Assimilate. ]
1. To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between. Sir M. Hale. To assimilate our law to the law of Scotland. John Bright. Fast falls a fleecy; the downy flakes Assimilate all objects. Cowper.
2. To liken; to compa [R.]
3. To appropriate and transform or incorporate into the substance of the assimilating body; to absorb or appropriate, as nourishment; as, food is assimilated and converted into organic tissue. Hence also animals and vegetables may assimilate their nourishment. Sir I. Newton. His mind had no power to assimilate the lessons. Merivale.
ASSIMILATE
ASSIMILATE As *sim "i *late, v. i.
1. To become similar or like something else. [R.]
2. To change and appropriate nourishment so as to make it a part of the substance of the assimilating body. Aliment easily assimilated or turned into blood. Arbuthnot.
3. To be converted into the substance of the assimilating body; to become incorporated; as, some kinds of food assimilate more readily than others. I am a foreign material, and cannot assimilate with the church of England. J. H. Newman.
ASSIMILATION
As *sim `i *la "tion, n. Etym: [L. assimilatio: cf. F. assimilation. ]
1. The act or process of assimilating or bringing to a resemblance, likeness, or identity; also, the state of being so assimilated; as, the assimilation of one sound to another. To aspire to an assimilation with God. Dr. H. More. The assimilation of gases and vapors. Sir J. Herschel.
2. (Physiol.)
Defn: The conversion of nutriment into the fluid or solid substance of the body, by the processes of digestion and absorption, whether in plants or animals. Not conversing the body, not repairing it by assimilation, but preserving it by ventilation. Sir T. Browne.
Note: The term assimilation has been limited by some to the final process by which the nutritive matter of the blood is converted into the substance of the tissues and organs.
ASSIMILATIVE
As *sim "i *la *tive, a. Etym: [Cf. LL. assimilativus, F. assimilatif.]
Defn: Tending to, or characterized by, assimilation; that assimilates or causes assimilation; as, an assimilative process or substance.
ASSIMILATORY
ASSIMILATORY As *sim "i *la *to *ry, a.
Defn: Tending to assimilate, or produce assimilation; as, assimilatory organs.
ASSIMULATE
As *sim "u *late, v. t. Etym: [L. assimulatus, p. p. of assimulare,equiv. to assimilare. See Assimilate, v. t.]
1. To feign; to counterfeit; to simulate; to resemble. [Obs. ] Blount.
2. To assimilate. [Obs. ] Sir M. Hale.
ASSIMULATION
As *sim `u *la "tion, n. Etym: [L. assimulatio, equiv. to assimilatio.]
Defn: Assimilation. [Obs. ] Bacon.
ASSINEGO
ASSINEGO As `si *ne "go, n.
Defn: See Asinego.
ASSISH
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
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.
ASSISTANCE
As *sist "ance, n. Etym: [Cf. F. assistance. ]
1. The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support. Without the assistance of a mortal hand. Shak.
2. An assistant or helper; a body of helpers. [Obs. ] Wat Tyler [was ] killed by valiant Walworth, the lord mayor of London, and his assistance, ... John Cavendish. Fuller.
3. Persons present. [Obs. or a Gallicism ]
ASSISTANT
As *sist "ant, a. Etym: [Cf. F. assistant, p. pr. of assister. ]
1. Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary. Genius and learning. .. are mutually and greatly assistant to each other. Beattie.
2. (Mil. )
Defn: Of the second grade in the staff of the army; as, an assistant surgeon. [U.S.]
Note: In the English army it designates the third grade in any particular branch of the staff. Farrow.
ASSISTANT
ASSISTANT As *sist "ant, n.
1. One who, or that which, assists; a helper; an auxiliary; a means of help. Four assistants who his labor share. Pope. Rhymes merely as assistants to memory. Mrs. Chapone.
2. An attendant; one who is present. Dryden.
ASSISTANTLY
ASSISTANTLY As *sist "ant *ly, adv.
Defn: In a manner to give aid. [R.]
ASSISTER
ASSISTER As *sist "er, n.
Defn: An assistant; a helper.
ASSISTFUL
ASSISTFUL As *sist "ful, a.
Defn: Helpful.
ASSISTIVE
ASSISTIVE As *sist "ive, a.
Defn: Lending aid, helping.
ASSISTLESS
ASSISTLESS As *sist "less, a.
Defn: Without aid or help. [R.] Pope.
ASSISTOR
ASSISTOR As *sist "or, n. (Law )
Defn: A assister.
ASSITHMENT
ASSITHMENT As *sith "ment, n.
Defn: See Assythment. [Obs. ]
ASSIZE
As *size ", n. Etym: [OE. assise, asise, OF. assise, F. assises,assembly of judges, the decree pronounced by them, tax, impost, fr. assis, assise, p. p. of asseoir, fr. L. assid to sit by; ad + sed to sit. See Sit, Size, and cf. Excise, Assess. ]
1. An assembly of knights and other substantial men, with a bailiff or justice, in a certain place and at a certain time, for public business. [Obs. ]
2. (Law ) (a ) A special kind of jury or inquest. (b ) A kind of writ or real action. (c ) A verdict or finding of a jury upon such writ. (d ) A statute or ordinance in general. Specifically: (1 ) A statute regulating the weight, measure, and proportions of ingredients and the price of articles sold in the market; as, the assize of bread and other provisions; (2 ) A statute fixing the standard of weights and measures. (e ) Anything fixed or reduced to a certainty in point of time, number, quantity, quality, weight, measure, etc. ; as, rent of assize. Glanvill. Spelman. Cowell. Blackstone. Tomlins. Burrill.
Note: [This term is not now used in England in the sense of a writ or real action, and seldom of a jury of any kind, but in Scotch practice it is still technically applied to the jury in criminal cases. Stephen. Burrill. Erskine.](f ) A court, the sitting or session of a court, for the trial of processes, whether civil or criminal, by a judge and jury. Blackstone. Wharton. Encyc. Brit. (g ) The periodical sessions of the judges of the superior courts in every county of England for the purpose of administering justice in the trial and determination of civil and criminal cases; -- usually in the plural. Brande. Wharton. Craig. Burrill. (h ) The time or place of holding the court of assize; -- generally in the plural, assizes.
3. Measure; dimension; size. [In this sense now corrupted into size. ] An hundred cubits high by just assize. Spenser. [Formerly written, as in French, assise. ]
ASSIZE
As *size ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assized; p. pr. & vb. n. Assizing.]Etym: [From Assize, n.: cf. LL. assisare to decree in assize. Cf. Asses, v.]
1. To assess; to value; to rate. [Obs. ] Gower.
2. To fix the weight, measure, or price of, by an ordinance or regulation of authority. [Obs. ]
ASSIZER
ASSIZER As *siz "er, n.
Defn: An officer who has the care or inspection of weights and measures, etc.
ASSIZOR
ASSIZOR As *siz "or, n. (Scots Law )
Defn: A juror.
New American Oxford Dictionary
assibilate
as sib i late |əˈsibəˌlāt əˈsɪbəleɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] Phonetics pronounce (a sound ) as a sibilant or affricate ending in a sibilant (e.g., sound t as ts ). DERIVATIVES as sib i la tion |əˌsibəˈlāSHən |noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin assibilat- ‘hissed at, ’ from the verb assibilare, from ad- ‘to ’ + sibilare ‘to hiss. ’
assiduity
as si du i ty |ˌasiˈd (y )o͞oitē ˌæsəˈd (j )uədi | ▶noun ( pl. assiduities ) constant or close attention to what one is doing: the assiduity with which he could wear down his opponents. • (assiduities ) archaic or literary constant attentions to someone. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin assiduitas, from assiduus ‘occupied with ’ (see assiduous ).
assiduous
as sid u ous |əˈsijəwəs əˈsɪuəs | ▶adjective showing great care and perseverance: she was assiduous in pointing out every feature. DERIVATIVES as sid u ous ly adverb, as sid u ous ness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin assiduus, from assidere ‘be engaged in doing ’ (see assess ), + -ous .
assign
as sign |əˈsīn əˈsaɪn | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 allocate (a job or duty ): Congress assigned the task to the agency | [ with two objs. ] : his leader assigned him this mission. • appoint (someone ) to a particular job, task, or organization: she has been assigned to a new job | [ with obj. and infinitive ] : he was assigned to prosecute the case. 2 designate or set (something ) aside for a specific purpose: managers happily assign large sums of money to travel budgets. • (assign something to ) attribute something as belonging to: it is difficult to decide whether to assign the victory to Goodwin. 3 transfer (legal rights or liabilities ): they will ask you to assign your rights against the airline. ▶noun Law another term for assignee ( sense 1 ). DERIVATIVES as sign a ble adjective assign ( sense 3 of the verb ), as sign er noun, as sign or |əˈsīnər |noun assign ( sense 3 of the verb ) ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French asigner, assiner, from Latin assignare, from ad- ‘to ’ + signare ‘to sign. ’
assignation
as sig na tion |ˌasigˈnāSHən ˌæsɪɡˈneɪʃən | ▶noun 1 an appointment to meet someone in secret, typically one made by lovers: his assignation with an older woman. 2 the allocation or attribution of someone or something as belonging to something. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the senses ‘command, appointment to office, or allotment of revenue ’): via Old French from Latin assignatio (n- ), from the verb assignare (see assign ).
assignee
as sign ee |əˌsīˈnē əˌsaɪˈni | ▶noun chiefly Law 1 a person to whom a right or liability is legally transferred. 2 a person appointed to act for another. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French assigne, past participle of assigner ‘allot ’ (see assign ).
assignment
as sign ment |əˈsīnmənt əˈsaɪnmənt | ▶noun 1 a task or piece of work assigned to someone as part of a job or course of study: a homework assignment. • the allocation of a job or task to someone: the effective assignment of tasks. • the task or post to which one has been appointed: his assignment was to the County Court | I was on assignment for a German magazine. 2 the attribution of someone or something as belonging: the assignment of individuals to particular social positions. 3 an act of making a legal transfer of a right, property, or liability: an assignment of leasehold property. • a document effecting such a transfer. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French assignement, from medieval Latin assignamentum, from Latin assignare ‘allot ’ (see assign ).
assimilate
as sim i late |əˈsiməˌlāt əˈsɪməˌleɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 take in (information, ideas, or culture ) and understand fully: Marie tried to assimilate the week's events. • (usu. be assimilated ) absorb and integrate (people, ideas, or culture ) into a wider society or culture: pop trends are assimilated into the mainstream with alarming speed | [ no obj. ] : the converts were assimilated into the society of their conquerors. • (usu. be assimilated ) (of the body or any biological system ) absorb and digest (food or nutrients ): the sugars in the fruit are readily assimilated by the body. 2 cause (something ) to resemble; liken: philosophers had assimilated thought to perception. • [ no obj. ] come to resemble: the churches assimilated to a certain cultural norm. • Phonetics make (a sound ) more like another in the same or next word. DERIVATIVES as sim i la ble |-ləbəl |adjective, as sim i la tion |əˌsiməˈlāSHən |noun, as sim i la tive |-ˌlātiv, -lətiv |adjective, as sim i la tor |-ˌlātər |noun, as sim i la to ry |-ləˌtôrē |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin assimilat- ‘absorbed, incorporated, ’ from the verb assimilare, from ad- ‘to ’ + similis ‘like. ’
assimilationist
as sim i la tion ist |əˌsiməˈlāSHəˌnist əˌsɪməˈleɪʃənɪst | ▶noun a person who advocates or participates in racial or cultural integration: [ as modifier ] : the assimilationist policies of the right.
Assiniboin
As sin i boin |əˈsinəˌboin əˈsɪnəbɔɪn |(also Assiniboine ) ▶noun ( pl. same or Assiniboins ) 1 a member of an American Indian people formerly living in southern Manitoba, but now living in Montana, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. 2 the Siouan language of this people. ▶adjective of or relating to the Assiniboin or their language. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Canadian French, from Ojibwa assini:pwa: n ‘stone Sioux, ’ from assin ‘stone ’ + pwa: n ‘Sioux. ’
Assiniboine River
As si ni boine Riv er |əˈsinəˌboin əˌsɪnəbɔɪn ˈrɪvər | a river in south central Canada that flows for 590 miles (950 km ) from eastern Saskatchewan into Manitoba to join the Red River at Winnipeg.
Assisi
As si si 1 |əˈsēsē, -zē əˈsisi | a town in the province of Umbria in central Italy; pop. 27,507 (2008 ). It is the birthplace of St. Francis, whose tomb is located there.
Assisi
As si si 2 |əˈsisi əˈsēsē | see Clare of Assisi, St.
Assisi
As si si 3 |əˈsisi əˈsēsē | see Francis of Assisi, St.
assist
as sist |əˈsist əˈsɪst | ▶verb [ with obj. ] help (someone ), typically by doing a share of the work: a senior academic would assist him in his work | [ with obj. ] : he assisted her to find employment | [ no obj. ] : their presence would assist in keeping the peace. • help by providing money or information: they were assisting police with their inquiries | [ no obj. ] : funds to assist with capital investment. • [ no obj. ] be present as a helper or spectator: two midwives who assisted at a water birth. ▶noun an act of helping, typically by providing money: the budget must have an assist from tax policies. • (chiefly in ice hockey, basketball, or baseball ) the act of touching the puck or ball in a play in which a teammate scores or an opposing batter is put out: he led the league with 14 outfield assists. DERIVATIVES as sist er noun, as sist ive adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French assister, from Latin assistere ‘take one's stand by, ’ from ad- ‘to, at ’ + sistere ‘take one's stand. ’
assistance
as sis tance |əˈsistəns əˈsɪstəns | ▶noun the provision of money, resources, or information to help someone: plans offering financial assistance to employers | she will be glad to give advice and assistance. • the action of helping someone with a job or task: the work was completed with the assistance of carpenters. PHRASES be of assistance be of practical use or help: the guide will be of assistance to development groups. come to someone's assistance act to help someone. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin assistentia, from Latin assistere (see assist ).
assistant
as sis tant |əˈsistənt əˈsɪstənt | ▶noun a person who ranks below a senior person: the managing director and his assistant | [ as modifier ] : an assistant manager. • [ with adj. or noun modifier ] a person who helps in particular work: a laboratory assistant. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin assistent- ‘taking one's stand beside, ’ from the verb assistere (see assist ).
assistant professor
as sis tant pro fes sor |əˈsɪstənt prəˈfɛsər | ▶noun a college teacher ranking immediately below an associate professor.
assistantship
as sis tant ship |əˈsistəntˌSHip əˈsɪstəntˌʃɪp | ▶noun a paid academic appointment made to a graduate student that involves part-time teaching or research.
assisted area
as |sist ¦ed area ▶noun (in the UK ) a region receiving government grants or loans for industrial development.
assisted living
as sist ed liv ing ▶noun housing for elderly or disabled people that provides nursing care, housekeeping, and prepared meals as needed.
assisted place
as |sist ¦ed place ▶noun (in the UK ) a place in an independent school for a pupil whose fees are wholly or partially subsidized by the state.
assisted suicide
as sist ed su i cide |əˈsɪstɪd ˈsuəˌsaɪd | ▶noun the suicide of a patient suffering from an incurable disease, effected by the taking of lethal drugs provided by a doctor for this purpose.
assize
as size |əˈsīz əˈsaɪz | ▶noun (usu. assizes ) historical a court that formerly sat at intervals in each county of England and Wales to administer the civil and criminal law. In 1972 the civil jurisdiction of assizes was transferred to the High Court, and the criminal jurisdiction to the Crown Court. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French assise, feminine past participle of asseeir ‘sit, settle, assess, ’ from Latin assidere (see assess ).
Oxford Dictionary
assibilate
assibilate |əˈsɪbɪleɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] Phonetics pronounce (a sound ) as a sibilant or affricate ending in a sibilant (e.g. sound t as ts ). DERIVATIVES assibilation |-ˈleɪʃ (ə )n |noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin assibilat- ‘hissed at ’, from the verb assibilare, from ad- ‘to ’ + sibilare ‘to hiss ’.
assiduity
assiduity |ˌasɪˈdjuːɪti | ▶noun ( pl. assiduities ) [ mass noun ] constant or close attention to what one is doing: the assiduity with which he could wear down his opponents. • (assiduities ) archaic or literary constant attentions to someone. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin assiduitas, from assiduus ‘occupied with ’ (see assiduous ).
assiduous
assiduous |əˈsɪdjʊəs | ▶adjective showing great care and perseverance: she was assiduous in pointing out every feature. DERIVATIVES assiduously adverb, assiduousness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin assiduus, from assidere ‘be engaged in doing ’ (see assess ), + -ous .
assign
as ¦sign |əˈsʌɪn | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 allocate (a job or duty ): Congress had assigned the task to the agency | [ with two objs ] : his leader assigned him this mission. • appoint (someone ) to a job, task, or organization: she has been assigned to a new job. 2 designate or set (something ) aside for a specific purpose: managers happily assign large sums of money to travel budgets. • (assign something to ) attribute something as belonging to: it is difficult to decide whether to assign the victory to Godwin. 3 transfer (legal rights or liabilities ). ▶noun Law another term for assignee ( sense 1 ). DERIVATIVES assignable adjective, assigner (also assignor ) noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French asigner, assiner, from Latin assignare, from ad- ‘to ’ + signare ‘to sign ’.
assignation
as ¦sig |na ¦tion |asɪgˈneɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 an appointment to meet someone in secret, typically one made by lovers: his assignation with an older woman. 2 [ mass noun ] the allocation or attribution of someone or something as belonging to something. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the senses ‘command, appointment to office, or allotment of revenue ’): via Old French from Latin assignatio (n- ), from the verb assignare (see assign ).
assignee
as |sign ¦ee |asɪˈniː, -sʌɪ -| ▶noun chiefly Law 1 a person to whom a right or liability is legally transferred. 2 a person appointed to act for another. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French assigne, past participle of assigner ‘allot ’ (see assign ).
assignment
as ¦sign |ment |əˈsʌɪnm (ə )nt | ▶noun 1 a task or piece of work allocated to someone as part of a job or course of study: a homework assignment. • [ mass noun ] the allocation of a job or task to someone: the effective assignment of tasks. 2 [ mass noun ] the allocation of someone or something as belonging to a particular group or category: the assignment of individuals to particular social positions. 3 an act of making a legal transfer of a right or liability: an assignment of leasehold property. • a document effecting a legal transfer of a right or liability. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French assignement, from medieval Latin assignamentum, from Latin assignare ‘allot ’ (see assign ).
assimilate
as ¦simi |late |əˈsɪmɪleɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 take in and understand fully (information or ideas ): Marie tried to assimilate the week's events. • absorb and integrate (people, ideas, or culture ) into a wider society or culture: pop trends are assimilated into the mainstream with alarming speed. 2 (of the body or any biological system ) absorb and digest (food or nutrients ). 3 regard as similar; liken: philosophers had assimilated thought to perception. • [ no obj. ] become similar: the Churches assimilated to a certain cultural norm. • Phonetics make (a sound ) more like another in the same or next word. DERIVATIVES assimilable adjective, assimilation |-ˈleɪʃ (ə )n |noun, assimilative adjective, assimilator noun, assimilatory |-lət (ə )ri |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin assimilat- ‘absorbed, incorporated ’, from the verb assimilare, from ad- ‘to ’ + similis ‘like ’.
assimilationist
as ¦simi |la ¦tion |ist |əsɪmɪˈleɪʃ (ə )nɪst | ▶noun a person who advocates or participates in racial or cultural integration.
Assiniboin
As sin i boin |əˈsinəˌboin əˈsɪnəbɔɪn |(also Assiniboine ) ▶noun ( pl. same or Assiniboins ) 1 a member of an American Indian people formerly living in southern Manitoba, but now living in Montana, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. 2 the Siouan language of this people. ▶adjective of or relating to the Assiniboin or their language. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Canadian French, from Ojibwa assini:pwa: n ‘stone Sioux, ’ from assin ‘stone ’ + pwa: n ‘Sioux. ’
Assiniboine River
As si ni boine Riv er |əˈsinəˌboin əˌsɪnəbɔɪn ˈrɪvər | a river in south central Canada that flows for 590 miles (950 km ) from eastern Saskatchewan into Manitoba to join the Red River at Winnipeg.
Assisi
Assisi 1 |əˈsiːsi | a town in the region of Umbria in central Italy; pop. 27,507 (2008 ). It is famous as the birthplace of St Francis, whose tomb is located there.
Assisi
Assisi 2 |əˈsiːsi | see Clare of Assisi, St.
Assisi
Assisi 3 |əˈsiːsi | see Francis of Assisi, St.
assist
as ¦sist |əˈsɪst | ▶verb [ with obj. ] help (someone ), typically by doing a share of the work: a senior academic would assist him in his work | [ no obj. ] : their presence would assist in keeping the peace. • help by providing money or information: they were assisting police with their inquiries | [ no obj. ] : funds to assist with capital investment. • [ no obj. ] be present as a helper: two midwives who assisted at a water birth. ▶noun chiefly N. Amer. an act of giving help, typically by providing money: the budget must have an assist from tax policies. • (in sport ) an act of touching the ball in a play in which a teammate scores or an opposing batter is put out: Elliot had 10 points and five assists. DERIVATIVES assister noun, assistive adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French assister, from Latin assistere ‘take one's stand by ’, from ad- ‘to, at ’ + sistere ‘take one's stand ’.
assistance
as ¦sist |ance |əˈsɪst (ə )ns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of helping someone by sharing work: the work was completed with the assistance of carpenters. • the provision of money, resources, or information to help someone: schemes offering financial assistance to employers | she will be glad to give advice and assistance. PHRASES be of assistance be of practical use or help: the guide will be of assistance to development groups. come to someone's assistance act to help someone. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin assistentia, from Latin assistere (see assist ).
assistant
as ¦sist |ant |əˈsɪst (ə )nt | ▶noun a person who ranks below a senior person: the managing director and his assistant | [ as modifier ] : an assistant manager. • [ with adj. or noun modifier ] a person who helps in particular work: a care assistant. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin assistent- ‘taking one's stand beside ’, from the verb assistere (see assist ).
assistant professor
as ¦sist |ant pro |fes ¦sor ▶noun N. Amer. a university teacher ranking immediately below an associate professor.
assistantship
as ¦sist ¦ant |ship |əˈsɪstəntʃɪp | ▶noun N. Amer. a paid academic appointment made to a graduate student that involves part-time teaching or research.
assisted area
as |sist ¦ed area ▶noun (in the UK ) a region receiving government grants or loans for industrial development.
assisted living
as sist ed liv ing ▶noun housing for elderly or disabled people that provides nursing care, housekeeping, and prepared meals as needed.
assisted place
as |sist ¦ed place ▶noun (in the UK ) a place in an independent school for a pupil whose fees are wholly or partially subsidized by the state.
assisted suicide
as |sist ¦ed sui |cide ▶noun [ mass noun ] the suicide of a patient suffering from an incurable disease, effected by the taking of lethal drugs provided by a doctor for this purpose.
assize
assize |əˈsʌɪz | ▶noun (usu. assizes ) historical a court which formerly sat at intervals in each county of England and Wales to administer the civil and criminal law. In 1972 the civil jurisdiction of assizes was transferred to the High Court, and the criminal jurisdiction to the Crown Court. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French assise, feminine past participle of asseeir ‘sit, settle, assess ’, from Latin assidere (see assess ).
American Oxford Thesaurus
assiduous
assiduous adjective she was assiduous in pointing out every feature: diligent, careful, meticulous, thorough, sedulous, attentive, conscientious, punctilious, painstaking, rigorous, particular; persevering. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See busy . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
assign
assign verb 1 a young doctor was assigned the task: allocate, allot, give, set to; charge with, entrust with. 2 she was assigned to a new post: appoint to, promote to, delegate to, commission to, post to, co-opt to; select for, choose for, install in; Military detail to. 3 we assign large sums of money to travel budgets: earmark for, designate for, set aside for, reserve for, appropriate for, allot to /for, allocate for, apportion for. 4 he assigned the opinion to the prince: ascribe to, attribute to, put down to, accredit to, credit to, chalk up to, impute to; pin on, lay at the door of. 5 he may assign the money to a third party: transfer, make over, give, pass, hand over, hand down, convey, consign.
assignation
assignation noun their secret assignation: rendezvous, date, appointment, meeting; literary tryst.
assignment
assignment noun 1 I'm going to finish this assignment tonight: task, piece of work, job, duty, chore, mission, errand, undertaking, exercise, business, endeavor, enterprise; project, homework. 2 the assignment of tasks: allocation, allotment, issuance, designation; sharing out, apportionment, distribution, handing out, dispensation. 3 the assignment of property: transfer, making over, giving, hand down, consignment; Law conveyance, devise, attornment.
assimilate
assimilate verb 1 the amount of information he can assimilate: absorb, take in, acquire, soak up, pick up, grasp, comprehend, understand, learn, master; digest, ingest. 2 they were crushed and ultimately assimilated by the Romans: subsume, incorporate, integrate, absorb, engulf, acculturate; co-opt, adopt, embrace, admit. 3 after arriving, it took us some time to assimilate: integrate, blend in.
assist
assist verb 1 I spend my time assisting the chef: help, aid, lend a (helping ) hand to, oblige, accommodate, serve; collaborate with, work with; support, back (up ), second; abet; informal pitch in with. ANTONYMS hinder. 2 the exchange rates assisted the firm's expansion: facilitate, aid, ease, expedite, spur, promote, boost, benefit, foster, encourage, stimulate, precipitate, accelerate, advance, further, forward. ANTONYMS impede.
assistance
assistance noun the governor has requested federal assistance: help, aid, support, backing, reinforcement, succor, relief, TLC, intervention, cooperation, collaboration; a (helping ) hand, a good turn; social security, benefits; informal a break, a leg up; the dole. ANTONYMS hindrance.
assistant
assistant noun a photographer's assistant: helper, deputy, second-in-command, second, number two, right-hand man /woman, aide, attendant, mate, apprentice, junior, auxiliary, subordinate; hired hand, hired help, man /girl Friday; informal sidekick, gofer.
Oxford Thesaurus
assiduous
assiduous adjective she was assiduous in pointing out every feature: diligent, careful, meticulous, thorough, sedulous, attentive, industrious, laborious, hard-working, conscientious, ultra-careful, punctilious, painstaking, demanding, exacting, persevering, unflagging, searching, close, elaborate, minute, accurate, correct, studious, rigorous, particular; religious, strict; pedantic, fussy.
assign
assign verb 1 a young physician was assigned the task of solving this problem: allocate, allot, give, set; charge with, entrust with. 2 he was then assigned to another public relations post: appoint, promote, delegate, commission, post, nominate, vote, elect, adopt, co-opt; make, create, name, designate, dub; decide on for, select for, choose for, install in, induct in, institute in, invest in, ordain in; Military detail for. 3 managers happily assign large sums of money to travel budgets: earmark, appropriate, designate, set aside, set apart, keep, reserve; allot, allocate, apportion; fix, appoint, decide on, determine, specify, stipulate; rare hypothecate. 4 he decided to assign the opinion to the Prince: ascribe, attribute, put down, set down, accredit, credit, give the credit for, chalk up, impute; lay on, pin on, blame on, lay at the door of; connect with, associate with. 5 the depositor may assign the money in his account to a third party: transfer, make over, give, pass, hand over, hand down, convey, consign, alienate; Law demise, devise, attorn.
assignation
assignation noun he and Jane arranged a secret assignation in town: rendezvous, date, appointment, meeting; literary tryst.
assignment
assignment noun 1 I'm going to finish this assignment tonight: task, piece of work, piece of business, job, duty, chore, charge, labour, function, commission, mission, errand, engagement, occupation, undertaking, exercise, business, office, responsibility, detail, endeavour, enterprise; piece of research, project, homework, prep. 2 the effective assignment of tasks: allocation, allotment, issuing, issuance, awarding, grant, granting, administration, earmarking, designation, setting aside, budgeting; sharing out, apportionment, distribution, handing out, dealing out, doling out, giving out, dishing out, parcelling out, rationing out, dividing out, dividing up, dispensation, measuring out, meting out; informal divvying up. 3 the assignment of property: transfer, making over, giving, passing on, handing down, conveyance, consignment, alienation; Law demise, devise, attornment.
assimilate
assimilate verb 1 there are limits to the amount of information he can assimilate | the plants do not assimilate nitrates fast enough: absorb, take in, acquire, pick up, grasp, comprehend, understand, learn, master; digest, ingest, imbibe, drink in, soak in; informal get the hang of, get. 2 many tribes disappeared, having been assimilated by the Russian or Turkic peoples: subsume, incorporate, integrate, absorb, engulf, swallow up, take over, co-opt, naturalize, adopt, embrace, accept, admit; rare acculturate.
assist
assist verb 1 I spend much of my time assisting the chef: help, aid, abet, lend a (helping ) hand to, give assistance to, be of use to, oblige, accommodate, serve, be of service to, do someone a service, do someone a favour, do someone a good turn, bail someone out, come to someone's rescue; cooperate with, collaborate with, work with; succour, encourage, support, back, back up, second, be a tower of strength to; informal pitch in with, get someone out of a tight spot, save someone's bacon, save someone's skin, give someone a leg up; Brit. informal muck in with, get stuck in with. ANTONYMS hinder. 2 the exchange rates assisted the massive expansion of trade: facilitate, aid, ease, make easier, expedite, spur, promote, boost, give a boost to, benefit, foster, encourage, stimulate, precipitate, accelerate, advance, further, forward, help along, contribute to, be a factor in, smooth the way for, clear a path for, open the door for, oil the wheels of; informal jack up, hike, hike up. ANTONYMS impede. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD assist, help, aid, support See help . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
assistance
assistance noun they said that they could manage and did not need assistance: help, aid, abettance, support, backing, succour, encouragement, reinforcement, relief, intervention, cooperation, collaboration; a helping hand, a hand, a good turn, a favour, a kindness; ministrations, offices, services; informal a break, a leg up; rare easement. ANTONYMS hindrance.
assistant
assistant noun 1 he spent three years as a photographer's assistant: subordinate, deputy, auxiliary, second, second in command, number two, right-hand man, right-hand woman, aide, personal assistant, PA, attendant, mate, apprentice, junior; henchman, underling, hired hand, hired help, servant; helper, aider, colleague, associate, partner, confederate, accomplice, collaborator, accessory, abetter, supporter, backer; informal vice, man /girl Friday, sidekick, skivvy, running dog, gofer, gopher; Brit. informal dogsbody, poodle. 2 Judy was an assistant in the local shop: sales assistant, shop assistant, retail assistant, salesperson, saleswoman, salesman, saleslady, salesgirl, server, checkout girl, checkout person, checkout operator; seller, vendor; N. Amer. clerk, sales clerk; informal counter-jumper, sales rep, pusher; dated shop boy, shop girl, shopman. WORD LINKS assistant sub- related prefix, as in subdirector vice- related prefix, as in vice-principal Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
Duden Dictionary
assi
as si Adjektiv umgangssprachlich, oft abwertend |a ssi | Kurzwort für: asozial der Typ war total assi drauf
Assi
As si Substantiv, feminin umgangssprachlich , die |A ssi |die Assi; Genitiv: der Assi, Plural: die Assis Kurzwort für: Assistentin
Assi
As si Substantiv, feminin umgangssprachlich, oft abwertend , die |A ssi |die Assi; Genitiv: der Assi, Plural: die Assis Kurzwort für: Asoziale
Assi
As si Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der |A ssi |der Assi; Genitiv: des Assis, Plural: die Assis Kurzwort für: Assistent
Assi
As si Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich, oft abwertend , der |A ssi |der Assi; Genitiv: des Assis, Plural: die Assis Kurzwort für: Asozialer
Assibilation
As si bi la ti on Substantiv, feminin Sprachwissenschaft , die |Assibilati o n |lateinisch-neulateinisch a Aussprache eines Verschlusslautes in Verbindung mit einem Zischlaut (z. B. z = ts in »Zahn «)b Verwandlung eines Verschlusslautes in einen Zischlaut (z. B. niederdeutsch Wa t er = hochdeutsch Wa ss er )
assibilieren
as si bi lie ren schwaches Verb |assibil ie ren |einem Verschlusslaut einen s- oder sch-Laut folgen lassen
Assibilierung
As si bi lie rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Assibil ie rung |die Assibilierung; Genitiv: der Assibilierung, Plural: die Assibilierungen Assibilation
Assiduität
As si du i tät Substantiv, feminin , die |Assiduit ä t |die Assiduität; Genitiv: der Assiduität lateinisch Ausdauer, Beharrlichkeit
Assiette
As si et te Substantiv, feminin , die |Assi e tte |lateinisch-vulgärlateinisch -französisch 1 flacher [Servier ]behälter z. B. mit tischfertigen Gerichten 2 (österreichisch veraltet ) kleines Vor- oder Zwischengericht 3 veraltet Stellung, Lage, Fassung
assig
as sig Adjektiv Jugendsprache |a ssig | so viel wie assi
Assignant
As si g nant, As si gnant Substantiv, maskulin , der |Assign a nt |der Assignant; Genitiv: des Assignanten, Plural: die Assignanten lateinisch Anweisender, Aussteller einer Geldanweisung
Assignantin
As si g nan tin , As si gnan tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Assign a ntin |die Assignantin; Genitiv: der Assignantin, Plural: die Assignantinnen weibliche Form zu Assignant
Assignat
As si g nat , As si gnat Substantiv, maskulin , der |Assign a t |der Assignat; Genitiv: des Assignaten, Plural: die Assignaten jemand, der auf eine Geldanweisung hin zahlen muss
Assignatar
As si g na tar , As si gna tar Substantiv, maskulin , der |Assignat a r |der Assignatar; Genitiv: des Assignatars, Plural: die Assignatare lateinisch-neulateinisch Empfänger einer Geldanweisung
Assignatarin
As si g na ta rin , As si gna ta rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Assignat a rin |die Assignatarin; Genitiv: der Assignatarin, Plural: die Assignatarinnen weibliche Form zu Assignatar
Assignate
As si g na te , As si gna te Substantiv, feminin , die |Assign a te |die Assignate; Genitiv: der Assignate, Plural: die Assignaten meist im Plural lateinisch-französisch Papiergeld [schein ] der Ersten Französischen Republik
Assignatin
As si g na tin , As si gna tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Assign a tin |die Assignatin; Genitiv: der Assignatin, Plural: die Assignatinnen weibliche Form zu Assignat
Assignation
As si g na ti on , As si gna ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Assignati o n |die Assignation; Genitiv: der Assignation, Plural: die Assignationen lateinisch Geld- oder Zahlungsanweisung
Assimilat
As si mi lat Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Assimil a t |das Assimilat; Genitiv: des Assimilat [e ]s, Plural: die Assimilate lateinisch ein in Lebewesen durch Umwandlung körperfremder in körpereigene Stoffe entstehendes Produkt z. B. Stärke bei Pflanzen, Glykogen bei Tieren
Assimilation
As si mi la ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Assimilati o n |die Assimilation; Genitiv: der Assimilation, Plural: die Assimilationen lateinisch assimilatio = Ähnlichmachung, zu: assimilare, assimilieren 1 a Biologie das Assimilieren 1 b Angleichung, Anpassung die Assimilation an bestehende Verhältnisse 2 Sprachwissenschaft Angleichung eines Konsonanten an einen anderen z. B. das b in mittelhochdeutsch lamb zu m in neuhochdeutsch Lamm 3 Soziologie Angleichung eines Einzelnen oder einer Gruppe an die Eigenart einer anderen Gruppe, eines anderen Volkes 4 Psychologie Angleichung neuer Wahrnehmungsinhalte und Vorstellungen an bereits vorhandene 5 Physiologie Bildung von Assimilaten 6 Genetik erbliche Fixierung eines erworbenen Merkmals
Assimilationsgewebe
As si mi la ti ons ge we be Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Assimilati o nsgewebe |das Assimilationsgewebe; Genitiv: des Assimilationsgewebes, Plural: die Assimilationsgewebe Palisadengewebe
assimilatorisch
as si mi la to risch Adjektiv |assimilat o risch |a die Assimilation betreffend b durch Assimilation gewonnen, entstanden assimilatorischer Lautwandel
assimilieren
as si mi lie ren schwaches Verb |assimil ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 Biologie aufgenommene Nährstoffe in körpereigene Stoffe umwandeln die Pflanzen assimilieren Kohlensäure 2 lateinisch assimilare, zu: similare (simulare ), simulieren bildungssprachlich [sich ] angleichen, [sich ] anpassen sich leicht anderen Gepflogenheiten, an eine neue Umgebung assimilieren | die neue Schülerin wurde von der Klasse rasch assimiliert
Assimilierung
As si mi lie rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Assimil ie rung |die Assimilierung; Genitiv: der Assimilierung, Plural: die Assimilierungen Assimilation
Assisen
As si sen Pluralwort , die |Ass i sen |Pluraletantum französisch assises, zu: asseoir = (sich ) setzen, zu lateinisch sedere = (zu Gericht ) sitzen Schwurgericht und dessen Sitzungen in der Schweiz und in Frankreich
Assisi
As si si Eigenname |Ass i si |Stadt in Italien
Assist
As sist Substantiv, maskulin schweizerisch; Eishockey, Basketball , der |əˈsɪst |der Assist; Genitiv: des Assists, Plural: die Assists englisch assist, zu: to assist = helfen; mitarbeiten < französisch assister < lateinisch assistere, assistieren Zuspiel, das zu einem Tor oder Korb führt
Assistent
As sis tent Substantiv, maskulin , der Assistentin |Assist e nt |der Assistent; Genitiv: des Assistenten, Plural: die Assistenten lateinisch assistens (Genitiv: assistentis ), 1. Partizip von: assistere, assistieren a jemand, der einem anderen assistiert; Mitarbeiter, Gehilfe b mit bestimmten Lehraufgaben betrauter wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter eines Hochschullehrers Abkürzung: Ass. er ist Assistent bei Professor Müller, am Institut für Phonetik
Assistentenstelle
As sis ten ten stel le Substantiv, feminin , die |Assist e ntenstelle |Arbeitsstelle einer Assistentin, eines Assistenten b eine Assistentenstelle haben
Assistentin
As sis ten tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Assist e ntin |die Assistentin; Genitiv: der Assistentin, Plural: die Assistentinnen weibliche Form zu Assistent Kurzform: Assi
Assistenz
As sis tenz Substantiv, feminin , die |Assist e nz |die Assistenz; Genitiv: der Assistenz, Plural: die Assistenzen Plural selten mittellateinisch assistentia, zu lateinisch assistere, assistieren das Assistieren; Beistand, Mithilfe jemandem Assistenz leisten | jemandes Assistenz anfordern | unter Assistenz (mithilfe ) von freiwilligen Helfern
Assistenzarzt
As sis tenz arzt Substantiv, maskulin , der |Assist e nzarzt |approbierter Arzt, der einem Chefarzt, einer Chefärztin unterstellt ist
Assistenzärztin
As sis tenz ärz tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Assist e nzärztin |weibliche Form zu Assistenzarzt
Assistenzeinsatz
As sis tenz ein satz Substantiv, maskulin österreichisch , der |Assist e nzeinsatz |Hilfseinsatz des Bundesheeres bei staatlichen Sicherungsaufgaben o. Ä.
Assistenzfigur
As sis tenz fi gur Substantiv, feminin Kunstwissenschaft , die |Assist e nzfigur |die Assistenzfigur; Genitiv: der Assistenzfigur, Plural: die Assistenzfiguren in sakralen Bildern verwendete Figur, die nicht zum Sinngehalt des Bildes beiträgt, sondern das Bild nur auffüllt und abrundet
Assistenzprofessor
As sis tenz pro fes sor Substantiv, maskulin , der |Assist e nzprofessor |wissenschaftliche Fachkraft, die vorübergehend mit den Aufgaben eines Hochschullehrers betraut wird
Assistenzprofessorin
As sis tenz pro fes so rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Assist e nzprofessorin |weibliche Form zu Assistenzprofessor
Assistenztrainer
As sis tenz trai ner Substantiv, maskulin Sport , der |Assist e nztrainer |Mitarbeiter eines Cheftrainers er wurde von seinen Aufgaben als Assistenztrainer entbunden
Assistenztrainerin
As sis tenz trai ne rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Assist e nztrainerin |weibliche Form zu Assistenztrainer
assistieren
as sis tie ren schwaches Verb |assist ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « lateinisch assistere = dabeistehen; unterstützen jemandem [nach dessen Anweisungen ] bei einer Arbeit o. Ä. behilflich sein, zur Hand gehen jemandem [bei etwas ] assistieren | er lässt sich von einem Roboter assistieren
French Dictionary
assidu
assidu , ue adj. adjectif Qui accomplit fidèlement un travail, qui est présent là où il doit être. : C ’est une élève assidue aux cours. Des administrateurs assidus auprès des responsables du budget. Des efforts assidus. SYNONYME appliqué . Note Syntaxique L ’adjectif se construit avec la préposition à, la locution prépositive auprès de.
assiduité
assiduité n. f. nom féminin 1 Ponctualité. : L ’assiduité de cette élève est remarquable, elle est toujours à l ’heure. 2 Application, présence continuelle. : L ’assiduité d ’une infirmière auprès de ses malades.
assidûment
assidûment adv. adverbe Avec assiduité. : Elle travaille assidûment. SYNONYME continuellement ; régulièrement .
assiégé
assiégé , ée adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Qui subit un siège. : Une forteresse assiégée.
assiégeant
assiégeant , ante adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Qui assiège. : Les assiégeants ont eu raison des soldats qui défendaient la ville.
assiéger
assiéger v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Faire le siège d ’une place. : Les Romains ont assiégé cette ville pendant 30 jours. SYNONYME encercler . 2 figuré Entourer avec insistance. : Les photographes assiègent les vedettes du film. L ’assiégera -t-il de ses assiduités? SYNONYME assaillir ; poursuivre . protéger Conjugaison Le g est suivi d ’un e devant les lettres a et o. Il assiégea, nous assiégeons.Le é se change en è devant une syllabe contenant un e muet, sauf à l ’indicatif futur et au conditionnel présent. J ’assiège, mais j ’assiégerai.
assiette
assiette n. f. nom féminin 1 Pièce de vaisselle à fond plat. : Une belle assiette de porcelaine. 2 Contenu d ’une assiette. : Mange ton assiette! . SYNONYME assiettée . LOCUTIONS Assiette de l ’impôt. Matière assujettie à l ’impôt. Ne pas être dans son assiette. Ne pas se sentir bien, être mal en point, physiquement ou moralement. FORME FAUTIVE assiette froide. Calque de « cold plate » au sens de assiette anglaise, viandes froides.
assiettée
assiettée n. f. nom féminin Contenu d ’une assiette. : Une assiettée de soupe aux légumes. SYNONYME assiette . Note Orthographique assietté e.
assignation
assignation n. f. nom féminin Citation à comparaître en cour. : L ’huissier lui a remis une assignation (et non un *subpœna ).
assigner
assigner v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Allouer, affecter des fonds à un paiement. 2 Attribuer quelque chose à quelqu ’un. : Le chef d ’équipe assigna une tâche à chacun des membres. 3 Sommer de comparaître en justice. FORME FAUTIVE assigner. Anglicisme au sens de affecter quelqu ’un à un poste, nommer. aimer Conjugaison Les lettres gn sont suivies d ’un i à la première et à la deuxième personne du pluriel de l ’indicatif imparfait et du subjonctif présent. (Que ) nous assignions, (que ) vous assigniez.
assimilable
assimilable adj. adjectif 1 Qui peut être assimilé, au propre et au figuré. : Ces substances ne sont pas assimilables par l ’organisme. Des connaissances difficilement assimilables. 2 Que l ’on peut comparer à. : Sa formation est assimilable à celle d ’une maîtrise. SYNONYME comparable ; semblable .
assimilation
assimilation n. f. nom féminin 1 Action d ’assimiler physiquement. : L ’assimilation du lait par le nouveau-né. SYNONYME digestion . 2 Action d ’apprendre. : L ’assimilation des principes de la géométrie, d ’une langue. SYNONYME étude . 3 Intégration à une culture différente. : L ’assimilation lente des francophones du Canada à la culture anglaise. SYNONYME acculturation .
assimilé
assimilé , ée adj. adjectif Considéré comme semblable.
assimiler
assimiler v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Transformer, convertir en sa propre substance les matières absorbées. : Notre organisme assimile la vitamine C des fruits. 2 Comprendre et retenir. : Il n ’a pas bien assimilé ces règles. 3 Rendre semblable à un groupe. : Les Américains tentent d ’assimiler tous les nouveaux venus. verbe pronominal Se considérer comme semblable (à quelqu ’un ). : Ces immigrants se sont assimilés progressivement à la population québécoise. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Ces personnes se sont bien assimilées. aimer
assis
assis , ise adj. adjectif Installé sur un siège. : Vous pouvez rester assis.
assise
assise n. f. nom féminin 1 Premier rang de pierres dans un mur, une muraille. 2 au pluriel Réunion d ’un parti, d ’un syndicat. : Tenir ses assises en novembre. SYNONYME congrès . 3 figuré Fondement. : L ’assise d ’une recherche scientifique. Note Technique En ce sens, le nom ne s ’emploie qu ’au pluriel.
assistance
assistance n. f. nom féminin 1 Aide, secours. : Les blessés ont eu besoin de son assistance. 2 Auditoire. : Une nombreuse assistance était venue entendre le pianiste. SYNONYME assemblée ; public . LOCUTION Assistance professionnelle. Stage pratique. : Recevoir une assistance professionnelle (et non un *coaching ) dans un bureau d ’experts-comptables. Note Orthographique assist a nce.
assistant
assistant assistante n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin 1 Personne qui assiste quelqu ’un. : Une assistante sociale. 2 au pluriel Ceux qui assistent à quelque chose. Note Technique Quand ce mot désigne une personne présente dans un lieu, il ne peut s ’employer qu ’au pluriel. Un des assistants (et non *un assistant ) se mit à applaudir. FORME FAUTIVE assistant (suivi d ’un nom de métier, de profession ). Anglicisme au sens de adjoint, aide. : Un aide-cuisinier.
assisté
assisté , ée adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif Muni d ’un système apte à répartir l ’effort de l ’utilisation. : Des freins assistés. nom masculin et féminin Qui reçoit l ’aide sociale. LOCUTION Assisté par ordinateur. Se dit d ’activités dans lesquelles l ’ordinateur apporte une aide. : Conception assistée par ordinateur (CAO ), fabrication assistée par ordinateur (FAO ).
assister
assister v. tr. verbe transitif direct 1 vieilli Aider moralement. : Assister un malade. SYNONYME secourir ; soigner . 2 Seconder. : L ’apprenti assiste le maçon. verbe transitif indirect Être présent à quelque chose. : Assister à un spectacle. SYNONYME participer . Note Syntaxique En ce sens, le verbe se construit avec la préposition à. aimer
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
assiduous
as sid u ous /əsɪ́dʒuəs |-sɪ́dju -/形容詞 ｟かたく ｠1 【仕事 学問などに 】まじめな, 勤勉な (diligent ); 配慮の行き届いた «in » .2 〖名詞 の前で 〗根気強い, 綿密な 〈調査 研究など 〉.as si du i ty /æ̀sɪd j úːəti /名詞 ～ly 副詞 根気強く, せっせと .
assign
as sign /əsáɪn /〖語源は 「しるし (sign )をつける 」〗動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〖assign A to B /B A 〗A 〈仕事など 〉をB 〈人 〉に割り当てる , A 〈義務 宿題など 〉をB 〈人など 〉に課す ; A 〈金銭 設備など 〉をB 〈人など 〉に配分する (allocate )▸ assign the task to someone in-house その仕事を社内のだれかに割り当てる ▸ The agreement will assign limits to individual nations .その協定が諸国家に制限を課すことになるだろう .2 〖通例 be ～ed 〗〈人が 〉 «部署 部隊などに /…するように » 任命される, 派遣される «to /to do » ▸ Rick was assigned to (work in ) the computer section .リックはコンピュータ部門に配属された 3 «…に関して » 〈時など 〉を 指定する, 決める «for » ▸ assign a deadline for the job その仕事に締切を定める 4 〘法 〙【人に 】〈権利 財産など 〉を譲渡 [委託 ]する «to » .5 …を «…に » 帰する, … を «…の » せいにする «to » .6 〘コンピュ 〙…を割り当てる, アサインする .自動詞 〘法 〙財産 [権利 ]を譲渡する .名詞 C 〖通例 ～s 〗〘法 〙譲り受け人 (assignee ).
assignation
as sig na tion /æ̀sɪɡnéɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 ｟かたく /おどけて ｠1 C 【恋人などとの 】密会 (の約束 ) «with » .2 U C 任命, 割り当て (assignment ).3 U 〘法 〙(財産 権利などの )譲渡 (証書 ).
assignment
as sign ment /əsáɪnmənt /→assign 名詞 複 ～s /-ts /1 C (割り当てられた )仕事, 任務 ▸ fly to Moscow on an assignment for the CIA CIAの任務でモスクワに飛ぶ 2 U (仕事などの )割り当て ;【部署などへの 】任命, 配属 «to » .3 C ｟米 ｠宿題 (homework ), 研究課題 ▸ give the class an assignment 生徒に宿題を出す 4 U 〘法 〙(権利 財産などの )譲渡, 委託 .5 U «…への » 帰属 «to » .
assimilate
as sim i late /əsɪ́məlèɪt /動詞 ～s /-ts /; ～d /-ɪd /; -lating 他動詞 1 〈知識 文化 技術など 〉を自分のものにする, 真に理解する (absorb )▸ assimilate knowledge 知識を身につける 2 〈民族 文化など 〉を 【より大きな社会 文化 国などに 】同化 [融合 ]する (integrate ) «into , to , with » ▸ The new comers were assimilated into rural life .新来者たちは田舎暮らしに同化した 3 «…に » …を同化する , «…と » …を同じものにする, 一様にする «to , with » ▸ assimilate oneself to new surroundings 新しい環境に慣れる 4 〈食物 栄養など 〉を消化 [吸収 ]する (digest ).5 〘音声 〙〈音 〉を同化する .自動詞 1 ｟米 ｠同化 [融合 ]する .2 〈食物などが 〉消化 [吸収 ]される .
assimilation
as s ì m i l á tion 名詞 U 1 (民族 文化などの )同化, 融合 (integration ); (知識 技術などの )吸収 ; (食物などの )消化吸収 .2 〘生理 〙(動植物の )同化 (作用 ); 〘音声 〙同化, 類化 〘近接する音の同類音に変わること 〙.
assist
as sist /əsɪ́st /〖as (側に ) sist (立つ )＞「助ける 」〗(名 )assistance, assistant 動詞 ～s /-ts /; ～ed /-ɪd /; ～ing 他動詞 1 ｟主に書 ｠【仕事の面などで 】〈人 〉を (補助的に )助ける , 援助する «with , in » ; 〖assist A in doing 〗A 〈人 〉が … するのを手伝う (｟くだけて ｠help )▸ I assisted Ken with his work .健の仕事を手伝った ▸ assist patients with their meals 患者が食事をするのを手伝う ▸ We assist students in achieving their goals .我々は学生の目標達成を援助します (!assist students to achieve … は ｟まれ ｠(→help 他動詞 1a ): assist police to investigate crimes 警察の犯罪捜査に協力する ) 2 〈物 事が 〉 «…の面で » …の助けとなる , …を促進する «in , with » ▸ The list assists you in finding books you need .このリストがあれば必要な本を捜し出すのに役立つ 自動詞 1 ｟主に書 ｠ «…を » (補助的に )助ける , 援助する «in , with » (｟くだけて ｠help )▸ Vitamin tablets may assist in the maintenance of good health .ビタミン剤は健康維持の助けになるかもしれない 2 【会議などに 】出席する «at » .名詞 C 1 〘スポーツ 〙アシスト 〘サッカーのパスなど, 得点を助けるプレー 〙.2 ｟米 ｠助力 , 援助 .
assisted
as s í st ed /-ɪd /形容詞 補助の, 援助の .～̀ á rea ｟英 ｠(政府による )援助地域, 産業奨励地域 .～̀ l í ving アシステッドリビング 〘老人介護に適した住環境 〙.～̀ pl á ce ｟英 ｠特別奨学生枠 .～̀ reprod ú ction 医学的補助を受けた生殖 〘体外授精など 〙.～̀ s ú icide 〘法 〙幇助 （ほうじよ ）自殺 〘特に医師の助けによるもの 〙.
assistance
as sis tance /əsɪ́st (ə )ns /→assist (形 )assistant 名詞 U ｟ややかたく ｠援助 , 助力 ▸ receive [offer ] economic assistance 経済援助を受ける [申し出る ]▸ give technical assistance to the country その国に技術援助を行う ▸ I appreciate your assistance with my job search [in finding a job ].仕事探しを手伝っていただき感謝しております ▸ with the assistance of A Aの助けを借りて ▸ Can I be of any assistance? 何かお手伝いできることはありますか (≒｟くだけて ｠Can I help you? )▸ come to A's assistance A 〈人 〉を援助する (≒｟くだけて ｠help A )
assistant
as sis tant /əsɪ́st (ə )nt /→assist (名 )assistance 形容詞 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗補助の, 補佐の, 副 …▸ an assistant director [manager, secretary ]助監督, 次長 [副支配人, 書記官補 ]名詞 複 ～s /-ts /C 1 助手 , 補佐, アシスタント ▸ work as an assistant to A Aの助手として働く ▸ a research assistant 研究助手 2 ｟主に英 ｠店員 (shop assistant; ｟米 ｠clerk ).～̀ prof é ssor ｟米 カナダ ｠助教授 (!日本の大学では専任講師をさすことが多い; →professor 事情 ) .
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