rescue

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English rescopuen, Old French rescourre, rescurre, rescorre; Latin prefix re- re- + excutere to shake or drive out; ex out + quatere to shake.

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[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to rescue

Third person singular
rescues

Simple past
rescued

Past participle
rescued

Present participle
rescuing

to rescue (third-person singular simple present rescues, present participle rescuing, simple past and past participle rescued)

(transitive)

  1. To save from any violence, danger or evil.
    The well-trained team rescued everyone after the avalanche
  2. To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.
    to rescue a prisoner from the enemy
  3. To recover forcibly
  4. To deliver by arms, notably from a siege
  5. (figuratively) To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin.
    Traditionally missionaries aim to rescue many ignorant heathen souls

[edit] Synonyms

To retake, recapture, free, deliver, liberate, release, save.

[edit] Antonyms

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[edit] Translations

to save from any danger or violence
to free, liberate from physical restraint
to recover forcibly
to deliver by arms, notably from a siege
to remove from exposure to evil/sin
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[edit] Noun

Singular
rescue

Plural
rescues

rescue (plural rescues)

  1. An act or episode of rescuing, saving.
  2. A liberation, freeing.
  3. The forcible ending of a siege; liberation from similar military peril
    The rescue of Jerusalem was the original motive of the Crusaders
  4. A special airliner flight to bring home passengers who are stranded
  5. A rescuee.
    The dog proved a rescue with some behavior issues.

[edit] Usage notes

  • Often used attributively as an adjective, e.g. "rescue equipment".

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[edit] Translations

act of rescuing, saving
liberation — see liberation
forcible ending of a siege
special airliner flight
rescuee — see rescuee
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