Aid
Aid verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.
Contribute
Contribute verb - To make a present of.
Usage example: contributes money to a variety of worthy causes
Aid is a synonym for contribute in assistance topic. Sometimes you can use "Aid" instead a verb "Contribute", if it concerns topics such as be partly responsible for.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- From that portion Bard will himself contribute to the aid of Esgaroth; but if Thorin would have the friendship and honour of the lands about, as his sires had of old, then he will give also somewhat of his own for the comfort of the men of the Lake.
Source: "Yes"/"No" Answer Interpretation - It's a true feudal state, with member states (many of which are de facto monarchies, but several of which are republics or governed by a council of elders) retaining the lion's share of their local autonomy, but required to contribute military aid to the common good during times of war.
Source: The High King
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