Aided vs Raided - What's the difference?
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(aid)
Help; assistance; succor, relief.
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*:An unconstitutional mode of obtaining aid .
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*:“[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
A helper; an assistant.
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*:It is not good that man should be alone; let us make unto him an aid like unto himself.
Something which helps; a material source of help.
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(lb) An exchequer loan.
(lb) A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
An aide-de-camp, so called by abbreviation.
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To (give) support (to); to further the progress of; to help; to assist.
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(raid)
A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.
* Sir Walter Scott
* H. Spenser
An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering; as, a raid of the police upon a gambling house; a raid of contractors on the public treasury.
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(online gaming) A large group in a massively multiplayer online game, consisting of multiple parties who team up to defeat a powerful enemy.
(sports) An attacking movement.
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To engage in a raid.
To steal from; pillage
To lure from another; to entice away from
To indulge oneself by taking from
As verbs the difference between aided and raided
is that aided is (aid) while raided is (raid).aided
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(head)Anagrams
*aid
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) aide, from (etyl) . Cognate include Spanish ayuda, Portuguese ajuda and Italian aiutoNoun
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Derived terms
* aid climbing * aidful * aidless * aidman * first aid * hearing aidEtymology 2
From (etyl) aidier (modern aider), from (etyl) adiuto'', frequentative of ''adiuvo "to assist".Verb
(en verb)- You speedy helpers Appear and aid me in this enterprise.
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Synonyms
* assist * befriend * bestand * cooperate * help * promote * relieve * succor * support * sustainDerived terms
* aidable * aidance * aiderAnagrams
* ---- ==Võro==raided
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(head)raid
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Noun
(en noun)- Marauding chief! his sole delight / The moonlight raid , the morning fight.
- There are permanent conquests, temporary occupation, and occasional raids .
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