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succour
/ ˈsʌkə /
noun
- help or assistance, esp in time of difficulty
- a person or thing that provides help
verb
- tr to give aid to
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Derived Forms
- ˈsuccourable, adjective
- ˈsuccourless, adjective
- ˈsuccourer, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of succour1
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Example Sentences
Men of science strove to read the riddle of life; to guide and to succour their fellow creatures.
They run out in all weathers to succour ships in distress, and much good service do they accomplish, but their powers are limited.
To heaven I may be ashamed to lift up mine eyes, and in earth I find no place of refuge or succour.
Yet it is precisely the unexpected occurrences which demand instant consideration and succour.
Her maintenance has been at the hand of Blond: he was not forbidden to succour a sister, though my father was.
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