succour

Meanings

Plural: succour, succoured, succours

Noun

assistance in time of difficulty
Aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress; ministration.
Aid or assistance in the form of military equipment and soldiers, especially reinforcements sent to support military action.
Protection, refuge, shelter; (countable) a place providing such protection, refuge or shelter.

Verb

help in a difficult situation
To give aid, assistance, or help.
To provide aid or assistance in the form of military equipment and soldiers; in particular, for helping a place under siege.
To protect, to shelter; to provide a refuge.

Origin / Etymology

The noun is derived from Middle English socour, interpreted as the singular form of socours (“help; encouragement; remedy; protection; helper, protector”), which is from Anglo-Norman socurs, sucurs and Old French secors, secours (modern French secours), from Medieval Latin succursus (participle), from Latin succurrēre (“to run to the help of”), from Latin sub- (“from below”) + Latin currere (“run”).
The verb is derived from Middle English socouren (“to help”), from Anglo-Norman socure (compare modern French secourir), also from Latin succurrēre.

Synonyms

abet, aid, assist, befriend, bestead, come to someone's aid, give someone a hand, grip, help, help out, lend a hand, lend a helping hand, mend, ministration, relief, relieve, stead, succor, succour, support, sustain

Antonyms

alleviate, analgesize, benumb, comfort, dave, ease, heal, numb, relieve, soothe

Scrabble Score: 11

succour is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
succour is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
succour is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

succour is a valid Words With Friends word