succor

n.

1. Assistance in time of distress; relief.
2. One that affords assistance or relief.

tr.v., -cored, -cor·ing, -cors.
To give assistance to in time of want, difficulty, or distress. See synonyms at help.

[Middle English sucur, back-formation from sucurs (taken as pl.), from Old French secors, from Medieval Latin succursus, from past participle of Latin succurrere, to run to the aid of : sub-, sub- + currere, to run.]

succorable suc'cor·a·ble adj.
succorer suc'cor·er n.

or succour

(SUK-uhr)

noun
1. Help or relief in time of distress.
2. One who gives help.

verb tr.
To help someone in a difficult situation.

Etymology
Via Middle English and French from Latin succurrere (to run to help). Ultimately from Indo-European root kers- (to run) that's also the source of car, career, carpenter, occur, discharge, and caricature

Usage
"Just as Kipling's man-cub found succor with an improbable mother, so too were the seeds of his tale sown in unlikely ground: the rocky hills of rural Vermont." — Carolyn Juris; Mowgli, the Man-cub From Wild Vermont; The San Francisco Chronicle; Oct 23, 2005.

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noun

The act or an instance of helping: abetment, aid, assist, assistance, hand, help, relief, support. See help/harm/harmless.

verb

To give support or assistance: abet, aid, assist, boost, help (out), relieve. Idioms: givelenda hand, give a leg up. See help/harm/harmless.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: assistance in time of difficulty
  Synonyms: relief, succour, ministration

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The verb succor has one meaning:

Meaning #1: help in a difficult situation
  Synonym: succour

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - hjælp, undsætning
v. tr. - bistå, komme til hjælp, undsætte

Nederlands (Dutch)
hulp (in nood), hulpgever

Français (French)
n. - secours
v. tr. - secourir, soulager, venir à l'aide

Deutsch (German)
n. - Beistand
v. - beistehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αρωγή, βοήθεια, επικουρία

Italiano (Italian)
soccorso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - socorro (m), auxílio (m)

Русский (Russian)
помощь, оказывать помощь

Español (Spanish)
n. - socorro, auxilio
v. tr. - socorrer, dar socorro, ayudar, auxiliar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - undsättning, bistånd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
救援, 援助者, 解救, 救助, 解除

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 救援, 援助者
v. tr. - 解救, 救助, 解除

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 구조, 원조, 원군
v. tr. - 원조하다, 구하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - まさかの時の救助, 援軍

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اسعاف , مساعدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עזרה, בעיקר בשעת הצורך, מרפא, סיוע‬
v. tr. - ‮סייע לאדם, בעיקר בשעת הצורך‬

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