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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
abet, aid, alterative, analeptic, assist, assistance, avail, bail out, balm, balsam, bear a hand, befriend, benefit, comfort, corrective, cure, do good, doctor, ease, favor, give a boost, give a hand, give a lift, give help, good offices, hand, healing agent, healing quality, help, lend a hand, lend one aid, lift, maintenance, ministration, ministry, nourishment, office, offices, prescription, proffer aid, protect, protection, rally, receipt, recipe, reclaim, redeem, relief, relieve, remedial measure, remedy, render assistance, rescue, restorative, restore, resuscitate, revive, save, service, set up, sovereign remedy, specific, specific remedy, support, sustenance, take in tow, therapy
Dictionary Results for succor:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
succor
    n 1: assistance in time of difficulty; "the contributions
         provided some relief for the victims" [syn: relief,
         succor, succour, ministration]
    v 1: help in a difficult situation [syn: succor, succour]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Succor \Suc"cor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Succored; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Succoring.] [OE. socouren, OF. sucurre, soucourre,
   secorre, F. secourir, L. succurrere, succursum, to run under,
   run to the aid of, help, succor; sub under + currere to run.
   See Current.]
   To run to, or run to support; hence, to help or relieve when
   in difficulty, want, or distress; to assist and deliver from
   suffering; to relieve; as, to succor a besieged city.
   [Written also succour.]
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         He is able to succor them that are tempted. --Heb. ii.
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   Syn: To aid; assist; relieve; deliver; help; comfort.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Succor \Suc"cor\, n. [OE. socours, sucurs, OF. sucurs, socors,
   secors, F. secours, L. succursus, fr. L. succurrere. See
   Succor, v. t.]
   1. Aid; help; assistance; esp., assistance that relieves and
      delivers from difficulty, want, or distress. "We beseech
      mercy and succor." --Chaucer.
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            My noble father . . .
            Flying for succor to his servant Bannister. --Shak.
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   2. The person or thing that brings relief.
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            This mighty succor, which made glad the foe.
                                                  --Dryden.
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