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n. a gift of money to support a worthy person or cause

n. the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"

assistance, help, helping

n. the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"

assistance, help

n. a resource; "visual aids in teaching"; "economic assistance to depressed areas"

help, improve the condition of, provide help to

v. improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"

assist, help

v. give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"

remedy, curative, cure

n. a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

application, diligence, assiduity, assiduousness

n. a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application"

commitment

n. an engagement by contract involving financial obligation; "his business commitments took him to London"

commitment, loyalty, dedication

n. the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"

commitment, dedication

n. a message that makes a pledge

consolation, comfort, solace

n. the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her"

welfare, social welfare

n. governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need

alms, alms-giving

n. making voluntary contributions to aid the poor

part, contribution, share

n. any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor; "I am proud of my contribution to the team's success"; "they all did their share of the work"

subsidy

n. a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public; "a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence"

catcher, plate

n. the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws; "a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment"; "a catcher plays behind the plate"

asset, plus

n. a useful or valuable quality

welfare, benefit

n. something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common good"

blessing, boon

n. a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"

reclaim, make useful

v. make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state; "The people reclaimed the marshes"

transform

v. subject to a mathematical transformation

transform, translate

v. change from one form or medium into another; "Braque translated collage into oil"

transform, transmute

v. change or alter in form, appearance, or nature; "This experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate one element into another"

slack, slake, abate

v. make less active or intense

decrease, lessen, make smaller, minify

v. make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

strengthen, fortify, beef up

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

administer, dispense

v. give or apply (medications)

ease, comfort

v. lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"

reduce, simplify

v. make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question"

simplify, make easier, make simpler

v. make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives"

abet

v. assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing

hold, keep, maintain

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

gain, benefit, profit

v. derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"

serve, help, help to some food, provide with food or drink

v. help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"

serve, dish, put on the table, dish up, serve up, dish out

v. provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show"

trouble, difficulty

n. an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty"

interference, hindrance

n. the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding

difficulty, difficultness

n. the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"

worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, make worse

v. make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

finish, end, stop, halt, cease, run out, terminate, come to an end, close over

v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

harass, oppress, persecute

v. annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

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