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Meaning of 'succor' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Succor [ v. t.]
- 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.
- Aid; help; assistance; esp., assistance that relieves and delivers from difficulty, want, or distress.
- The person or thing that brings relief.

Meaning of 'succor' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . succor [ n]
Meaning (1):
- assistance in time of difficulty
Example in sentence:
  • the contributions provided some relief for the victims

Nearby Words:

succade succedane succedanea succedaneous succedaneum succeed succeedant succeeded succeeder succeeding

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