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succour Definition


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succour (formal)
noun
    1. Help or relief in time of distress or need.
      Thesaurus: help, aid, sustenance, assistance, relief, support, comfort, ministrations.
    2. Someone or something that gives this kind of help.
verb
    succoured, succouring
    1. To give help or relief to someone or something.
      Thesaurus: help, assist, relieve, befriend, foster, nurse.
Derivative: succourer
noun
    Derivative: succourless
    adj
      Etymology: 13c: from French succure, from Latin succurrere to run to help.



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