Aid
Aid verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.
Usage example: sought to aid her in her search for a dachshund puppy by looking online
Hamper
Hamper verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.
Usage example: fallen branches hampered the hikers as they made their way along the narrow path
Both words in one sentence
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As he is in fact Victor Petresun, the Emperor planned for him to go and aid the rebels, so that they would hamper the Cybrids on their way to Earth.
Source: Video Game / Starsiege
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Hamper and Aid. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/aid/hamper
Aid & Hamper. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/aid/hamper>.
Hamper or Aid. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/aid/hamper.
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