rescuing

Variant of rescue

rescue definition

res·cue (res′kyo̵̅o̅)

transitive verb rescued -·cued, rescuing -·cu·ing

  1. to free or save from danger, imprisonment, evil, etc.
  2. Law to take (a person or thing) out of legal custody by force

Etymology: ME rescuen < OFr rescourre < re-, again + escorre, to shake, move < L excutere, to shake off, drive away < ex-, off + quatere, to shake: see quash

noun

the act or an instance of rescuing; deliverance

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