minister to
verb
Roget 707:
aid,
assist,
help,
succor,
lend one's aid;
come to the aid
etc.
n..
of;
contribute,
subscribe to;
bring aid,
give aid,
furnish aid,
afford aid,
supply aid
etc.
n.;
give a helping hand,
stretch a hand,
lend a helping hand,
lend a hand,
bear a helping hand,
hold out a hand,
hold out a helping hand;
give one a life,
give one a cast,
give one a turn;
take by the hand,
take in tow;
help a lame dog over a stile,
lend wings to.
relieve,
rescue;
set up,
set agoing†,
set on one's legs;
bear through,
pull through;
give new life to,
be the making of;
reinforce,
reenforce,
recruit;
set forward,
put forward,
push forward;
give a lift,
give a shove,
give an impulse to;
promote,
further,
forward,
advance expedite,
speed,
quicken,
hasten.
support,
sustain,
uphold,
prop,
hold up,
bolster.
cradle,
nourish;
nurture,
nurse,
dry nurse,
suckle,
put out to nurse;
manure,
cultivate,
force;
foster,
cherish,
foment;
feed the flame,
fan the flame.
serve;
do service to,
tender to,
pander to;
administer to,
subminister to†,
minister to;
tend,
attend,
wait on;
take care of
etc.
459;
entertain;
smooth the bed of death.
oblige,
accommodate,
consult the wishes of;
humor,
cheer,
encourage.
second,
stand by;
back,
back up;
pay the piper,
abet;
work for,
make interest for,
stick up for,
take up the cudgels for;
take up the cause of,
espouse the cause of,
adopt the cause of;
advocate,
beat up for recruits,
press into the service;
squire,
give moral support to,
keep in countenance,
countenance,
patronize;
lend oneself to,
lend one's countenance to;
smile upon,
shine upon;
favor,
befriend,
take in hand,
enlist under the banners of;
side with
etc.
(cooperate)
709.
be of use to;
subserve
etc.
(instrument)
631;
benefit
etc.
648;
render a service
etc.
(utility)
644;
conduce
etc.
(tend)
176.
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Roget 662:
apply a remedy
etc.
n.;
doctor,
dose,
physic,
nurse,
minister to,
attend,
dress the wounds,
plaster;
drain;
prevent
etc.
706;
relieve
etc.
834;
palliate
etc.
658;
restore
etc.
660;
drench with physic;
bleed,
cup,
let blood;
manicure.
operate,
excise,
cut out;
incise.
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Moby thesaurus: act for, administer to, advance, assist, attend, attend on, attend to, baby-sit, bandage, bathe, be instrumental, care for, cater to, chaperon, cherish, chore, conserve, cure, dance attendance upon, diagnose, do for, do service to, doctor, drudge, facilitate, flux, forward, foster, give care to, go between, heal, help, keep watch over, lackey, look after, look out for, look to, maid, massage, matronize, mediate, mind, mother, nurse, nurture, operate on, pander, pander to, physic, plaster, poultice, preserve, promote, protege, provide for, purge, remedy, ride herd on, rub, see after, see to, serve, shepherd, splint, strap, subserve, support, take care of, take charge of, tend, treat, upon, valet, wait, wait on, watch, watch out for, watch over, work for ... show more.
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