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rescue

res·cue

UK/ˈɹɛs.kjuː/ US/ˈɹɛs.kju/ common
verb (2) noun (1)

verb

1.

free from harm or evil

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2.

take forcibly from legal custody

  • “rescue prisoners”

noun

1.

recovery or preservation from loss or danger

  • “work is the deliverance of mankind”
  • “a surgeon”
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Origin

From Middle English rescouen, from Old French rescoure, rescurre, rescorre; from Latin prefix re- (“re-”) + excutere (“to shake or drive out”), from ex (“out”) + quatiō (“to shake”). Displaced native Old English nerian.

Phrases

  • come to someone's rescue
  • mountain rescue
  • rescue board
  • rescue circle
  • rescue dog
  • rescue grass
  • rescue mission
  • rescue party

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