[verb] [formal] - to helpWe assisted the firefighters in extinguishing the blaze. [T]You will be expected to assist (the editor) with the selection of illustrations for the dictionary. [I](UK) If someone is assisting the police with/in their inquiries it usually means they have been taken to the police station for official questioning about a crime.
ASSIST
Meaning of ASSIST in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012