subaid

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verb

To aid secretly; to assist in a private manner, or indirectly.

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Meanings

verbsubaid (third-person singular simple present subaids, present participle subaiding, simple past and past participle subaided)

present singular third person subaids · participle present subaiding · participle past subaided · past subaided

  1. To aid secretly; to assist in a private manner, or indirectly.

    […]they ſub-ayded the Gaules againſt him[…]

    1612, Samuel Danyel [i.e., Daniel], “The First Booke of the Historie of England. Containing, a briefe relation of the State of this land, from the first knowledge we haue thereof, to ,the comming of William the Norman.”, in The First Part of the Historie of England, London: […] Nicholas Okes, […], →OCLC, page 4

Origin

From sub- + aid.

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APA

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MLA

“subaid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subaid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subaid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subaid.

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