rescue
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rescue¹
- /ˈɹɛs.kjuː/ UK
- /ˈɹɛs.kju/ Canada, US
- /ˈrɛs.kju/ South Asia
- /rɪsˈkju/ South Asia, proscribed
Where it comes from
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.
verb rescues · rescuing · rescued
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To save from any violence, danger or evil.
The well-trained team rescued everyone after the avalanche.
Similar: free, deliver, pull out of the fire · Opposite: endanger, imperil
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To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.
to rescue a prisoner from the enemy
Similar: liberate, release · Opposite: arrest, capture, kidnap
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To recover forcibly, especially from a siege.
Similar: liberate, recapture, retake · Opposite: besiege, capture
- To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin. Traditionally missionaries aim to rescue many ignorant heathen souls.
- To achieve something positive under difficult conditions. Jews rescued some normalcy from increasingly difficult times by assuaging their constant Angst in the family and community and making do with less.
- To restore a particular trait in an organism that was lost or altered, especially where this loss was as the consequence of some experimental manipulation. Mecp2^(R255X/+) [mice] developed an overweight body weight phenotype by 10 weeks age and increased liver and heart weight by 8 months age. Abnormal body, liver and heart weight in Mecp2^(R255X/+) was rescued by MECP2ᵀᵍ¹ allele.
- To salvage and restore something that has been discarded. I rescued a set of antique dining chairs.
- To fix a mistake made while preparing something, especially in cooking. The cook rescued the sauce after it began to curdle.
- To adopt (an animal). We rescued a dog, Dylan, which would begin my lifelong love of animals, especially dogs.
noun rescues
- An act or episode of rescuing, saving. Guests marveled that they kept making more rescues.
- A liberation, freeing.
- The act of unlawfully freeing a person, or confiscated goods, from custody.
- 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 was a rescue with some behavior issues.
Rescue²
proper noun
- A city in California.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: saving, deliverance, delivery, deliver, save, life-saving, lifesaving, retrieval, redeem, recover, redemption, reclaim, retrieve, recovery, surrender, ransom
Translations
Every language
verb to save from any danger or violence
| Español | rescatar, socorrer, acorrer |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 구하다 guhada, 구출하다 guchulhada |
| 日本語 | 救う sukuu, 助ける tasukeru, 救い出す sukuidasu, 救助する kyūjo suru |
| 中文 | 拯救 zhěngjiù, 救援 jiùyuán, 營救 /营救 yíngjiù, 救助 jiùzhù |
| हिन्दी | बचाना bacānā |
| Kiswahili | okoa |
| Português | resgatar, salvar |
| Français | délivrer, secourir, sauver |
| Deutsch | retten, bergen, erlösen |
| Italiano | salvare |
| Ελληνικά | σώζω sózo, διασώζω diasózo |
| Română | a salva |
| Русский | спаса́ть spasátʹ, спасти́ spastí, выруча́ть vyručátʹ, вы́ручить výručitʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | cứu |
| العربية | أَنْقَذَ ʔanqaḏa, خَلَّصَ ḵallaṣa, نَجَّى najjā |
| עברית | הִצִּיל hitsíl |
verb to free, liberate from physical restraint
| Español | rescatar |
|---|---|
| Русский | освобожда́ть osvoboždátʹ, освободи́ть osvobodítʹ |
verb to remove from exposure to evil/sin
| Русский | спаса́ть spasátʹ, спасти́ spastí, выруча́ть vyručátʹ, вы́ручить výručitʹ |
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noun act of rescuing, saving
| Español | rescate |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 구출 guchul |
| 日本語 | 救出 kyūshutsu |
| 中文 | 援救 yuánjiù, 營救 /营救 yíngjiù, yíngjiu, 救出 jiùchū |
| हिन्दी | बचाव bacāv, मुक्ति mukti |
| Português | resgate |
| Français | sauvetage, secours, rescousse |
| Deutsch | Rettung |
| Italiano | salvataggio |
| Ελληνικά | διάσωση diásosi |
| Русский | спасе́ние spasénije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự cứu |
| العربية | إِنْقَاذ ʔinqāḏ |
| עברית | הצלה hatsalá |
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title = {rescue},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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