succour

US succor

/ (ˈsʌkə) /

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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 of succour

succourable or US succorable, adjectivesuccourer or US succorer, nounsuccourless or US succorless, adjective

Word Origin for succour

C13: from Old French sucurir, from Latin succurrere to hurry to help, from sub- under + currere to run

Words nearby succour

succor, succorance, succory, succotash, succoth, succour, succuba, succubous, succubus, succulent, succumb

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How to use succour in a sentence

Men of science strove to read the riddle of life; to guide and to succour their fellow creatures.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
They run out in all weathers to succour ships in distress, and much good service do they accomplish, but their powers are limited.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne
To heaven I may be ashamed to lift up mine eyes, and in earth I find no place of refuge or succour.
Fox's Book of Martyrs|John Foxe
Yet it is precisely the unexpected occurrences which demand instant consideration and succour.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2)|Polybius

Her maintenance has been at the hand of Blond: he was not forbidden to succour a sister, though my father was.
The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. III|Sophia Reeve