Hypernyms for "assist"
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Hypernyms
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abet
accommodation
alleviate
assist
attend
attend to
avail
benefact
boost
bootstrap
care
comfort
ease
encouragement
expedite
facilitate
facilitation
fag
give care
hand
hasten
help out
helping hand
lift
ministration
protect
recourse
refuge
relief
resort
self-help
serve
service
subserve
succor
succour
support
thanks
valet
wait on
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.