succor

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: suc=cor

CIDE DICTIONARY

succor, v. t. [OE. socouren, OF. sucurre, soucourre, secorre, F. secourir, L. succurrere, succursum, to run under, run to the aid of, help, succor; sub under + currere to run. See Current.].

 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 succor a besieged city.  [1913 Webster]
"He is able to succor them that are tempted."  [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- To aid; assist; relieve; deliver; help; comfort.

succor, n. [OE. socours, sucurs, OF. sucurs, socors, secors, F. secours, L. succursus, fr. L. succurrere. See Succor, v. t.].

•  Aid; help; assistance; esp., assistance that relieves and delivers from difficulty, want, or distress.  Chaucer.  [1913 Webster]

  "My noble father . . .
  Flying for succor to his servant Bannister."  [1913 Webster]
•  The person or thing that brings relief.  [1913 Webster]

  "This mighty succor, which made glad the foe."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

succor, US var. of SUCCOUR.

THESAURUS

succor

abet, aid, alterative, analeptic, assist, assistance, avail, bail out, balm, balsam, bear a hand, befriend, benefit, comfort, corrective, cure, do good, doctor, ease, favor, give a boost, give a hand, give a lift, give help, good offices, hand, healing agent, healing quality, help, lend a hand, lend one aid, lift, maintenance, ministration, ministry, nourishment, office, offices, prescription, proffer aid, protect, protection, rally, receipt, recipe, reclaim, redeem, relief, relieve, remedial measure, remedy, render assistance, rescue, restorative, restore, resuscitate, revive, save, service, set up, sovereign remedy, specific, specific remedy, support, sustenance, take in tow, therapy

ROGET THESAURUS

succor

Aid

N aid, aidance, assistance, help, opitulation, succor, support, lift, advance, furtherance, promotion, coadjuvancy, patronage, championship, countenance, favor, interest, advocacy, sustentation, subvention, alimentation, nutrition, nourishment, eutrophy, manna in the wilderness, food, means, ministry, ministration, subministration, accommodation, relief, rescue, help at a dead lift, supernatural aid, deus ex machina, supplies, reinforcements, reenforcements, succors, contingents, recruits, support, adjunct, ally, aiding, auxiliary, adjuvant, helpful, coadjuvant, subservient, ministrant, ancillary, accessory, subsidiary, at one's beck, at one's beck and call, friendly, amicable, favorable, propitious, well-disposed, neighborly, obliging, with the aid, by the aid of, on behalf of, in behalf of, in aid of, in the service of, in the name of, in favor of, in furtherance of, on account of, for the sake of, on the part of, non obstante, Int, help!, save us!, to the rescue!, alterum alterius auxilio eget, God befriend us as our cause is just, at your service.

VB aid, assist, help, succor, lend one's aid, come to the aid, of, contribute, subscribe to, bring aid, give aid, furnish aid, afford aid, supply aid, give a helping hand, stretch a hand, lend a helping hand, lend a hand, bear a helping hand, hold out a hand, hold out a helping hand, give one a life, give one a cast, give one a turn, take by the hand, take in tow, help a lame dog over a stile, lend wings to, relieve, rescue, set up, set agoing, set on one's legs, bear through, pull through, give new life to, be the making of, reinforce, reenforce, recruit, set forward, put forward, push forward, give a lift, give a shove, give an impulse to, promote, further, forward, advance expedite, speed, quicken, hasten, support, sustain, uphold, prop, hold up, bolster, cradle, nourish, nurture, nurse, dry nurse, suckle, put out to nurse, manure, cultivate, force, foster, cherish, foment, feed the flame, fan the flame, serve, do service to, tender to, pander to, administer to, subminister to, minister to, tend, attend, wait on, take care of, entertain, smooth the bed of death, oblige, accommodate, consult the wishes of, humor, cheer, encourage, second, stand by, back, back up, pay the piper, abet, work for, make interest for, stick up for, take up the cudgels for, take up the cause of, espouse the cause of, adopt the cause of, advocate, beat up for recruits, press into the service, squire, give moral support to, keep in countenance, countenance, patronize, lend oneself to, lend one's countenance to, smile upon, shine upon, favor, befriend, take in hand, enlist under the banners of, side with, be of use to, subserve, benefit, render a service, conduce.