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Succour

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Chiefly British Variant of succor.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Alternative spelling of succor.

v. Alternative spelling of succor.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. etc. See succor, etc.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. help in a difficult situation

n. assistance in time of difficulty

Word Usage

"For the time being, that status will have a substantial cheque attached to it, and it will take many decades for the Montenegrins to learn the reality of the construct they join – if they are allowed in – but the "colleagues" will no doubt take succour from the fact that yet another nation is rushing, lemming-like into the fold."

Verb Form

succoured succouring succours

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

help assist aid

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

succor redress consolation sustenance forgiveness deliverance solace helpe reinforcement encouragement