assist Copy link Outline 1. jŭvo, jūvi, jūtum (part. jŭvātūrus), 12. adjŭvo (with acc.3. auxĭlior, 14. ŏpĭtŭlor, 15. subvĕnĭo., vēni, ventum, 4 (prop. to come to the help of • assist: 1. jŭvo, jūvi, jūtum (part. jŭvātūrus), 1: with acc. (this verb and its comp. adjŭvo are the most general terms for rendering all kinds of assistance): to a. any one by all honourable means you can, j. aliquem quibuscunque rebus honeste possis, Cic.: to a. any one by counsel, consolation, aliquem consilio, consolando j., Ter.: v. to help. 2. adjŭvo (with acc.: v. supr.): to a. any one in any matter, aliquem a. in aliqua re, Ter.: to a. any one in marrying his daughters, a. aliquem in collocatione filiarum, Cic. 3. auxĭlior, 1: with dat. (implies a want of help on the part of the person assisted = auxilium fero). 4. ŏpĭtŭlor, 1: with dat. (equiv. to auxilior): Pl.: to a. the guilty, sontibus o., Cic. 5. subvĕnĭo., vēni, ventum, 4 (prop. to come to the help of: with dat.): Lucanius came to a. his son, Lucanius filio subvenit, Caes.: you came to a. a man already ruined, subvenisti homini jam perdito, Cic. (In some cases to assist may be expr. by adsum or aspiro; esp. of the deities, whose presence or breath implies their favour: e. g. fortune a.s our toil, aspirat fortuna labori, Virg.: a. me, O goddess! ades dea! Ov.).--Note. Opem or auxilium ferre, opitulari, and auxiliari are to bring help to a person in difficulty or danger, and are opposed to deserere, destituere, etc. Juvare and adjuvare are to help a person striving to do something, and are opposed to impedire. Also adjuvare signifies the assistance given by an equal to an equal: opitulari the assistance given by the strong to the weak.