succor

suc·cor

verb

Succor is defined as to help or give assistance.

An example of succor is giving the Heimlich maneuver to someone choking in a restaurant.

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succor

to give assistance to in time of need or distress; help; aid; relieve

Origin of succor

Middle English socouren from Old French sucurre, socorre from Classical Latin succurrere from sub-, sub- + currere, to run: see course

aid; help; relief
a person or thing that succors

Origin of succor

ME socur, assumed sing. of socours < OFr sucurs < ML succursus < L, pp.: see succorthe transitive verb

suc′cour

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succor

noun

Assistance in time of distress; relief.
One that affords assistance or relief: “There is a higher beauty still in … being a succor to the oppressed” ( Charles Sumner )

transitive verb

suc·cored, suc·cor·ing, suc·cors

To give assistance to in time of want, difficulty, or distress: succor the poor.

Origin of succor

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 ; see kers- in Indo-European roots.

Related Forms:

suc′cor·a·ble
adjective

suc′cor·er
noun

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Noun

(uncountable)

Aid, assistance or relief given to one in distress; ministration.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present succors, present participle succoring, simple past and past participle succored)

to give such assistance

Anagrams

crocus, occurs

Origin

From Middle English sucuren, from Old French sucurre, sucurir (“to rescue, remedy"), from Latin succurrÅ (“go beneath, run for cover, run for help", verb), from sub- + currÅ (“run", verb). More at sub-, current.

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