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succor

verb

NAmE//ˈsʌkər//

succor somebody (literary)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they succor (Canadian English usually)succour he / she / it succors (Canadian English usually)succours past simple succored (Canadian English usually)succoured -ing form succoring (Canadian English usually)succouring

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to help someone who is suffering or having problems

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