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If you're in need of an explanation of the origins of "succor," we can help. Middle English speakers adapted "socour," the predecessor of "succor," from the Anglo-French sucors, which essentially had the same meaning as our modern word. "Sucors," in turn, derives from the Medieval Latin succursus, itself a derivative of the Latin verb succurrere, meaning "to run to the rescue or "to bring aid." That Latin verb was a composite of the prefix sub- (meaning "from below") and the verb "currere" (meaning "to run"). "Succor" has been saving the day in English (as both a noun and a verb) since at least the 13th century.
Examples of succor in a Sentence
Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 29 Dec. 2023
But, where much of today’s trendy work is self-involved, Brown’s dances bring succor to the audience.
—The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2024
Andrew J. Bacevich, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
This is not the stoicism of the blues or the expansive outreach of gospel; these songs speak more of individual succor, playfulness, abandon.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 24 Mar. 2024
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“Succor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/succor. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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succor
1 of 2 noun
succor
2 of 2 verb
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