assist
verb (used with object)
to give support or aid to; help.
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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Even when its carbonic acid gas is exhausted a good champagne will preserve its fine flavour, which the effervescence will have assisted to conceal.
From Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines by Henry Vizetelly