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- DictionarySuc·cor/ˈsəkər/
noun
- 1. assistance and support in times of hardship and distress: "the wounded had little chance of succor"
verb
- 1. give assistance or aid to: "prisoners of war were liberated and succored"
The meaning of SUCCOR is relief; also : aid, help. How to use succor in a sentence. Did you know?
Succor definition: help; relief; aid; assistance.. See examples of SUCCOR used in a sentence.
help given to someone, especially someone who is suffering or in need: Her organization gave succor and strength to those who had been emotionally damaged. Synonyms. to someone's aid. assistance. help. relief. support (HELP) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Helping and co-operating. abet. accommodative. any port in a storm idiom.
Succor is a helping hand in a time of need, relief when the going gets tough. Succor can also be used as a verb, as in, "After Bob fell overboard, he was saved — succored by a life preserver." Definitions of succor. noun. assistance in time of difficulty. synonyms: ministration, relief, succour. see more.
6 days ago · noun. 1. help; relief; aid; assistance. 2. a person or thing that gives help, relief, aid, etc. transitive verb. 3. to help or relieve. Also (esp. Brit.): succour SYNONYMS 1, 3. support.
n. 1. Assistance in time of distress; relief. 2. One that affords assistance or relief: "There is a higher beauty still in ... being a succor to the oppressed" (Charles Sumner). tr.v. suc·cored, suc·cor·ing, suc·cors. To give assistance to in time of want, difficulty, or distress: succor the poor.
3 days ago · 1. uncountable noun. Succor is help given to people who are suffering or in difficulties . [formal] ...a commitment to give succor to populations involved in the conflict. Synonyms: help, support, aid, relief More Synonyms of succor. 2. transitive verb. If you succor someone who is suffering or in difficulties, you help them. [formal]
