rescue
See also Rescue
English
Etymology
Old English rescopuen, from Old French rescourre, rescurre, rescorre; from Latin prefix re- (“re-”) + excutere (“to shake or drive out”), from ex (“out”) + quatere (“to shake”).
Pronunciation
Verb
rescue (third-person singular simple present rescues, present participle rescuing, simple past and past participle rescued) (transitive)
- To save from any violence, danger or evil.
- The well-trained team rescued everyone after the avalanche
- To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.
- to rescue a prisoner from the enemy
- To recover forcibly
- To deliver by arms, notably from a siege
- (figuratively) To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin.
- Traditionally missionaries aim to rescue many ignorant heathen souls.
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{{rfdef}}.- 2011 September 13, Sam Lyon, “Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Arsenal”, BBC:
- Arsenal's hopes of starting their Champions League campaign with an away win were dashed when substitute Ivan Perisic's superb late volley rescued a point for Borussia Dortmund.
- 2011 September 13, Sam Lyon, “Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Arsenal”, BBC:
Synonyms
- (to save from violence, danger or evil): free, deliver, pull out of the fire, save the day
- (to free from confinement): liberate, release
- (to free from restraint): release, unshackle, untie
- (to recover forcibly): recapture, retake
- (to deliver by arms): liberate
- (to rescue from evil or sin): redeem, save
Antonyms
- (all senses): abandon, ignore
- (to save from violence, danger or evil): endanger, imperil
- (to free from confinement): enslave, incarcerate
- (to free from restraint): bind, constrict, hamper, inhibit, obstruct, preclude
- (to recover forcibly): kidnap
- (to deliver by arms): arrest, capture
- (to rescue from evil or sin): corrupt, deprave
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
to save from any danger or violence
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to free, liberate from physical restraint
to recover forcibly
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to deliver by arms, notably from a siege
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to remove from exposure to evil/sin
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Noun
rescue (plural rescues)
- An act or episode of rescuing, saving.
- A liberation, freeing.
- The forcible ending of a siege; liberation from similar military peril
- The rescue of Jerusalem was the original motive of the Crusaders
- A special airliner flight to bring home passengers who are stranded
- A rescuee.
- The dog proved a rescue with some behavior issues.
Usage notes
- Often used attributively as an adjective, e.g. "rescue equipment".
Derived terms
Translations
act of rescuing, saving
liberation — see liberation
forcible ending of a siege
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special airliner flight
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rescuee — see rescuee
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.