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succor
especially British, ܳ·dzܰ
[suhk-er]
noun
help; relief; aid; assistance.
Synonyms:a person or thing that gives help, relief, aid, etc.
verb (used with object)
to help or relieve.
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See -or 1.
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Other Word Forms
- succorable adjective
- succorer noun
- nonsuccor noun
- unsuccorable adjective
- unsuccored adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of succor1
1250–1300; (verb) Middle English sucuren from Old French suc(c)urre, socorre from Latin succurrere “to go beneath, run to help,” equivalent to suc- suc- + currere “to run” ( current ); (noun) Middle English soc(o)ur, back formation from sucurs (taken as plural) from Old French from Medieval Latin succursus, equivalent to Latin succur(rere) + -sus, var of -tus suffix of verbal action
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But late Tuesday night a district judge in Western Pennsylvania did give them some succor.
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Some conservatives who’ve embraced Trump’s demagoguery have turned to religion for cover and perhaps succor, if not salvation.
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Some conservatives who've embraced Trump’s demagoguery have turned to religion for cover and perhaps succor, if not salvation.
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Give L.A. the succor it needs, while you still have time.
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Seeking succor when the world seems to be closing in on you is a quintessentially human habit.
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