aided — to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire.
assisted — to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.
facilitated — to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.): Careful planning facilitates any kind of work.
forwarded — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
helped — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
retreated — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
yielded — to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
avoided — to keep away from; keep clear of; shun: to avoid a person; to avoid taxes; to avoid danger.
dodged — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
ignored — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.