v. 1 help, support, assist, facilitate, back, abet, uphold, promote; succour, relieve, subsidize The invasion was aided by Richard's subjects He salved his conscience by aiding a local charity.
n. 2 help, support, assistance, backing, relief, benefit, service, succour, comfort He was convicted of giving aid to the enemy in time of war 3 funding, subsidy, subvention; grant-money, grant, grant-in-aid, scholarship He could never have gone to university without aid from the endowment