rescue

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛs.kjuː/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛs.kju/ (South Asia) IPA(key): /ˈrɛs.kju/, (proscribed) /rɪsˈkju/ Hyphenation: res‧cue === 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. Synonyms: free, deliver (from), pull out of the fire Antonyms: endanger, imperil To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint. Synonyms: liberate, release Antonyms: arrest, capture, kidnap Hyponyms: unshackle, untie To recover forcibly, especially from a siege. Synonyms: liberate, recapture, retake Antonyms: besiege, capture (figuratively) To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin. Synonyms: redeem, save Antonyms: corrupt, deprave (figuratively) To achieve something positive under difficult conditions. (biology, genetics) 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. To salvage and restore something that has been discarded. To fix a mistake made while preparing something, especially in cooking. To adopt (an animal). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === rescue (countable and uncountable, plural rescues) An act or episode of rescuing, saving. A liberation, freeing. (law, largely obsolete) The act of unlawfully freeing a person, or confiscated goods, from custody. The forcible ending of a siege; liberation from similar military peril. A special airliner flight to bring home passengers who are stranded. A rescuee. ==== Usage notes ==== Often used attributively as an adjective, e.g. "rescue equipment". ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “rescue”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Creuse, cereus, ceruse, cursee, recuse, secuer, secure