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[ suhk -er ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈsʌk ər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun help; relief; aid; assistance.
a person or thing that gives help, relief, aid, etc.
Also especially British , suc·cour .
Origin of succor 1250–1300; (verb) Middle English sucuren from Old French suc(c)urre, socorre from Latin succurrere “to go beneath, run to help,” equivalent to suc- suc- + currere “to run” (see current); (noun) Middle English soc(o)ur, back formation from sucurs (taken as plural) from Old French from Medieval Latin succursus, equivalent to Latin succur(rere) + -sus, var of -tus suffix of verbal action
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usage note for succor See -or1 .
OTHER WORDS FROM succor suc·cor·a·ble, adjective suc·cor·er, noun non·suc·cor, noun un·suc·cor·a·ble, adjective
un·suc·cored, adjective
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Example sentences from the Web for succor Such attention comes too late to offer any succor or comfort to the families, friends, and co-workers mourning the dead.
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And if it is to truly heal, Palestinians and Israelis must make of the scar a source of succor , not fear.
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The human soul is an ocean tossed by storms of passion, deep and bottomless in its need for succor and nourishment.
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In contrast, a mammalian infant depends on the separation cry for succor and security.
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Here's the platform the new Washington can succor : We want good schools, but don't fire bad teachers.
Give the People What They Want | Leslie H. Gelb| October 31, 2010| DAILY BEAST
The help and succor he received, as often before, seemed Providential.
Remember and succor us in our distress, and think on them that lie exposed to the 58 rough storms of troubles and temptations.
Prayers of the Early Church | Various
For the moment, therefore, he could do nothing more but look for succor .
Foes in Ambush | Charles King
The guard, amazed, rushed forward to succor their fallen leader.
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Succor him if you can; preserve him from what is worse than death.
Atlantic Classics, Second Series | Henry C. Merwin
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Words related to succor sustenance, aid, support, relief, help, comfort, mitigation, assistance, refuge, rescue