succor

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˈsʌkɚ/ UK /ˈsʌkə/ See IPA manual

Homophones

succour /ˈsʌkɚ/ sucker /ˈsʌkɚ/

Minimal pairs

Sounds like soccer /ʌ/ vs /ɑ/

Meanings

1

noun
assistance and relief in time of distress; to give such aid

The villagers brought succor to the stranded travelers.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · assistance and relief in... aid relief help assistance comfort support rescue

Opposites

harm hindrance neglect

Word family

Derived forms succorersuccorless

Related forms succour course recur occur

Etymology

From Middle English socour, from Old French sucurs, from Medieval Latin succursus, from Latin succurrere ('to run to help'), from sub- ('up to') + currere ('to run').

sub Latin currere Latin *kers- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# succor

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsʌkɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsʌkə/

## Meanings
1. assistance and relief in time of distress; to give such aid

## Examples
- The villagers brought succor to the stranded travelers.

## Synonyms
- aid
- relief
- help
- assistance
- comfort
- support
- rescue

## Antonyms
- harm
- hindrance
- neglect

## Derived Forms
- succorer
- succorless

## Related Forms
- succour
- course
- recur
- occur

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sub
- Root: currere
- Root: *kers-

## Etymology
From Middle English socour, from Old French sucurs, from Medieval Latin succursus, from Latin succurrere ('to run to help'), from sub- ('up to') + currere ('to run').

## AI Etymology
Succor comes from Middle English socour, from Old French sucurs, from Medieval Latin succursus, from Latin succurrere ('to run to help'), from sub- ('up to') + currere ('to run'). The historical chain includes Latin sub, Latin currere, and Proto-Indo-European *kers-. The quoted older senses, "to run to help", "up to", and "to run", supply the semantic anchors for succor. The formation is best read as compound and borrowed: the word succor carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a noun, "assistance and relief in time of distress; to give such aid". English derivatives include succorer and succorless; related English forms include succour, course, recur, and occur. The result is a noun and verb whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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