English dictionary

succor

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

assistance in time of difficulty

noun.act

Synonyms ministration relief succour

Source: WordNet 3.0
Aid; help; assistance; esp., assistance that relieves and delivers from difficulty, want, or distress.

noun

Source: webster1913

help in a difficult situation

verb.social

Synonyms succour

Source: WordNet 3.0
To run to, or run to support; hence, to help or relieve when in difficulty, want, or distress; to assist and deliver from suffering; to relieve; as, to <i>succor</i> a besieged city.

verb

Source: webster1913