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noun

a procedure for supplementing or replacing the manual effort needed to operate a device or system, often by hydraulic, electrical, or mechanical means.

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OTHER WORDS FROM power assist

pow·er-as·sist·ed, pow·er-as·sist, adjective

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From this attitude he draws a singular comic and literary power.
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The FBI has also been searching its records for any information that could assist the French investigation, a spokesperson added.
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And the fact that satire unnerves the intolerant is evidence of its positive power.
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Would the Democrats rescind those rights if they were to return to power?
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Employees strap a device to their heads and power a helicopter drone with their minds.
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For this use of the voice in the special service of will-power, or propelling force, it is necessary first to test its freedom.
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The emperor Nicholas of Russia declared, by ukase, his purpose to assist Austria.
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Wharton smiled at this littleness in so great a man, but determined that he should feel the power he despised.
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He brings out all their power, brilliancy and careering wildness, and makes the greatest sensation of them.
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She knew that she alone of all human beings was gifted with the power to understand and fully sympathize with him.
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