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| render |
to give or offer, especially in order to help or assist. [1/7 definitions] |
| salesclerk |
someone employed to assist and sell goods to customers in a store. |
| seat |
to assist to sit; provide with a place to sit. [1/9 definitions] |
| second1 |
to support; promote; assist. [1/8 definitions] |
| suffragan |
any bishop in relation to his archbishop, or an auxiliary bishop appointed to assist another. [1/2 definitions] |
| World Bank |
an agency established by the United Nations in 1945 to assist in the financing of reconstruction and development for member nations, esp. through loans. |
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