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SUCCOR
relief, succor, succour, ministration
(noun) assistance in time of difficulty; “the contributions provided some relief for the victims”
succor, succour
(verb) help in a difficult situation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
succor (uncountable)
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of succour
Verb
succor (third-person singular simple present succors, present participle succoring, simple past and past participle succored)
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of succour
Anagrams
• crocus, occurs
Source: Wiktionary
Suc"cor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Succored; p. pr. & vb. n. Succoring.] Etym: [OE. socouren, OF. sucurre, soucourre, secorre, F. secourir, L. succurrere, succursum, to run under, run to the aid of, help, succor; sub under + currere to run. See Current.]
Definition: tiono run to, or run to support; hence, to help or relieve when in difficulty, want, or distress; to assist and deliver from suffering; to relieve; as, to succor a besieged city. [Written also succour.] He is able to succor them that are tempted. Heb. ii. 18.
Syn.
– To aid; assist; relieve; deliver; help; comfort.
Suc"cor, n. Etym: [OE. socours, sucurs, OF. sucurs, socors, secors, F. secours, L. succursus, fr. L. succurrere. See Succor, v. t.]
1. Aid; help; assistance; esp., assistance that relieves and delivers from difficulty, want, or distress. "We beseech mercy and succor." Chaucer. My noble father . . . Flying for succor to his servant Bannister. Shak.
2. The person or thing that brings relief. This mighty succor, which made glad the foe. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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