A clergyman will advocate the claims of justice, aid the poor, encourage the despondent, support the weak, uphold the constituted authorities; but he will not incite to a quarrel, instigate a riot, or abet a crime.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

benefit Advances in science don't always benefit humanity.
assist If you could assist me, it would be a great help.
relieve William taught Sandra to scream to relieve stress.
abet It's illegal to aid and abet another person in committing a felony.
bested She's always been bested and so she acts like a fucking cunt.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
aid		falling
benefit		steady
assist		falling
relieve		falling
abet		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: back¹, help¹, care¹, lift¹, abet²
5 letters: serve¹, favor²
6 letters: attend², relief², assist², favour², foster², remedy³, helper², bested², succor²
7 letters: support², forward², protect², benefit³, promote², sustain², relieve², subsidy³, bolster², tending², succour, abettor, abetter
8 letters: adjutant³, befriend², helpmate
9 letters: attention³, assistant³, encourage³, auxiliary⁴, subsidize³, subsidise
10 letters: assistance³, contribute³
11 letters: furtherance³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abet² = 2 syllables).