succour

suc·cour (s

n. & v. Chiefly British

Variant of succor.

succour US, succor [ˈsʌkə]

1. help or assistance, esp in time of difficulty

2. a person or thing that provides help

(tr) to give aid to

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

succourable US, succorable adj

succourer US, succorer n

succourless US, succorless adj

Succour ships collectively.

Example: succour of galleys.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	succour - assistance in time of difficulty; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims" ministration, succor, relief assist, assistance, help, aid - the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading" consolation, solace, comfort - the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her" mercy - alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"
Verb	1.	succour - help in a difficult situation succor aid, assist, help - give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"

succour

noun

help, support, aid, relief, comfort, assistance Have you offered comfort and succour to your friend?

verb

help, support, aid, encourage, nurse, comfort, foster, assist, relieve, minister to, befriend, render assistance to, give aid and encouragement to They had left nothing to succour a dung beetle, let alone a human.

Translations

succour succor (US) [ˈsʌkəʳ] (frm)

A. N → socorro m

B. VT → socorrer

succour, (US) succor (liter)

n → Beistand m

vt → beistehen (+dat)

succour succor (Am) [ˈsʌkəʳ] (frm, liter)

1. n → soccorso
to provide succo(u)r to → prestare soccorso a

2. vt → soccorrere, aiutare

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abet aid assist assistance attention balm befriend bother comfort consolation console desert encourage encouragement further help kindly mercy ministration	For in those plains and deserts where they engaged in combat and came out wounded, it was not always that there was some one to cure them, unless indeed they had for a friend some sage magician to succour them at once by fetching through the air upon a cloud some damsel or dwarf with a vial of water of such virtue that by tasting one drop of it they were cured of their hurts and wounds in an instant and left as sound as if they had not received any damage whatever. Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context The poor, as we have already said, whom she sought out to be the objects of her bounty, often reviled the hand that was stretched forth to succour them. The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context She continued by the side of her sister, with little intermission the whole afternoon, calming every fear, satisfying every inquiry of her enfeebled spirits, supplying every succour, and watching almost every look and every breath. Sense and Sensibility by Austen, Jane View in context	succinate succinct succinctly succinctness succinic succinic acid Succinimide Succinite Succinous Succinurate Succinuric Succinyl succinylcholine succinylsulfathiazole succise Succision succor Succorable Succorer Succorless succory Succos succotash Succoteague Succoth succour succourer succuba Succubine succubous succubus Succula succulence succulency succulent Succulently Succulous succumb Succumbent succursal succus Succus entericus succuss Succussation succussion Succussive such such and such Such like such-and-such suchlike	SUCCLS succor succor Succor Creek State Natural Area Succor-benoth succorable succorable succored succored succorer succorer succories succories succoring succoring Succorless succorrhea succors succors succory succory succory Succos Succos Succot succotash Succoteague Succoth Succoth Succoth-benoth succour succoured succourer succouring succourless SUCCS Succsesfully Succsesfully Succsesfully succuba succuba succubae succubae succubi succubi Succubine Succubous succubus succubus succubus succubus Succubus (fantasy games) Succubus (fantasy games) Succubus (video games) Succubus (video games) succubuses succubuses Succula succulence succulence succulences

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For in those plains and deserts where they engaged in combat and came out wounded, it was not always that there was some one to cure them, unless indeed they had for a friend some sage magician to succour them at once by fetching through the air upon a cloud some damsel or dwarf with a vial of water of such virtue that by tasting one drop of it they were cured of their hurts and wounds in an instant and left as sound as if they had not received any damage whatever.

Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context

The poor, as we have already said, whom she sought out to be the objects of her bounty, often reviled the hand that was stretched forth to succour them.

The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context

She continued by the side of her sister, with little intermission the whole afternoon, calming every fear, satisfying every inquiry of her enfeebled spirits, supplying every succour, and watching almost every look and every breath.

Sense and Sensibility by Austen, Jane View in context

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