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   succour

   /ˈsʌkə/

   noun

   • 1. assistance and support in times of hardship and distress: "the wounded had little chance of succour"
   • ▪ reinforcements of troops.

   verb

   • 1. give assistance or aid to: "prisoners of war were liberated and succoured"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin succursus, from Latin succurrere ‘run to the help of’, from sub- ‘from below’ + currere ‘run’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. succourless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSUCCOUR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to help someone, especially someone who is suffering or in need: to succour the poor, help the helpless, support the weak.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSUCCOUR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Definition of 'succour' succour. (sʌkəʳ ) Word forms: succours , succouring , succoured regional note: in AM, use succor. 1. uncountable noun. Succour is help given to people who are suffering or in difficulties. [formal] ...a commitment to give succour to populations involved in the conflict.

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   Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/succour. Accessed 26 Sep. 2024. Copy Citation. Share. Facebook. Twitter. More from Merriam-Webster on succour. Britannica English: Translation of succour for Arabic Speakers. Love words? Need even more definitions?

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   Succour definition: help or assistance, esp in time of difficulty. See examples of SUCCOUR used in a sentence.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › succour_1succour noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of succour noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordSUCCOUR - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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   1. Succour is help given to people who are suffering or in difficulties. [formal] [...] 2. If you succour someone who is suffering or in difficulties, you help them. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'succour' British English: sʌkəʳ. More. Conjugations of 'succour' present simple: I succour, you succour [...]

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySUCCOR | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to help someone, especially someone who is suffering or in need: to succor the poor, help the helpless, support the weak.