transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈres-(ˌ)kyü ]
transitive verb
( res·cued ; res·cu·ing )
Etymology: Middle English rescouen, rescuen, from Anglo-French rescure, from re- + escure to shake off, from Latin excutere, from ex- + quatere to shake
Date: 14th century
: to free from confinement, danger, or evil : save , deliver : as
a. : to take (as a prisoner) forcibly from custody
b. : to recover (as a prize) by force
c. : to deliver (as a place under siege) by armed force
• res·cu·able -ə-bəl adjective
• rescue noun
• res·cu·er noun
Synonyms:
rescue , deliver , redeem , ransom , reclaim , save mean to set free from confinement or danger. rescue implies freeing from imminent danger by prompt or vigorous action
rescued the crew of a sinking ship
deliver implies release usually of a person from confinement, temptation, slavery, or suffering
delivered his people from bondage
redeem implies releasing from bondage or penalties by giving what is demanded or necessary
job training designed to redeem school dropouts from chronic unemployment
ransom specifically applies to buying out of captivity
tried to ransom the kidnap victim
reclaim suggests a bringing back to a former state or condition of someone or something abandoned or debased
reclaimed long-abandoned farms
save may replace any of the foregoing terms; it may further imply a preserving or maintaining for usefulness or continued existence
an operation that saved my life