succoured
past simple and past participle ofsuccour
succour
verb[T]
UKliterary(USsuccor)uk/ˈsʌk.ər/us/ˈsʌk.ɚ/tohelpsomeone,especiallysomeone who issufferingor in need:
to succour thepoor,helpthehelpless,supporttheweak
Students should beencouraged,supportedand succoured.
Synonym
support(ENCOURAGE)
Helping and co-operating
- a good/bad turnidiom
- abet
- accommodative
- aid
- any port in a stormidiom
- assist
- assistance
- bridge
- carry
- facilitation
- givesomeonea leg upidiom
- give/lendsomeonea helping handidiom
- go a long way toward(s) doingsomethingidiom
- run errandsidiom
- share a platformidiom
- solid
- sponsor
- start(something)off
- succour
- supportively
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Treating someone well
Examplesofsuccoured
succoured
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
That has been replaced by the philosophy that lame ducks should be revived, allowed to float,succouredand kept alive.
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It is a very tender infant and it needs to besuccouredwith care and looked after with patience.
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The wounded were quicklysuccouredand taken to hospital.
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There are other civilian-soldiers in this war who are beingsuccouredin the emergency hospitals.
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There is the type which results from unforeseeable causes which must be somehowsuccoured.
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Every national culture is unique and every one should be treasured andsuccoured.
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That must besuccouredand encouraged.
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For instance, she went into places that other people had not gone into before; and she deliberately sought out andsuccouredthose with whom no one had bothered before.
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They buried their dead, comforted the bereaved andsuccouredthe injured.
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