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–verb (used with object)

1.	to free or deliver from confinement, violence, danger, or evil.

2.	Law. to liberate or take by forcible or illegal means from lawful custody.

–noun

3.	the act of rescuing.

[Origin: 1300–50; (v.) ME rescuen < OF rescourre, equiv. to re- re- + escourre to shake, drive out, remove < L excutere (ex- ex-¹ + -cutere, comb. form of quatere to shake); (n.) ME, deriv. of the v.

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—Related forms

res·cu·a·ble, adjective

res·cue·less, adjective

res·cu·er, noun

—Synonyms 1. liberate, release, save, redeem, ransom, extricate, recover. 3. liberation, deliverance, release, redemption, recovery.

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res·cue Audio Help (rěs'kyōō) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. res·cued, res·cu·ing, res·cues

To set free, as from danger or imprisonment; save. See Synonyms at save¹.
Law To take from legal custody by force.

An act of rescuing; a deliverance.
Law Removal from legal custody by force.

[Middle English rescouen, from Old French rescourre : re-, re- + escourre, to shake (from Latin excutere : ex-, ex- + quatere, to shake; see kwēt- in Indo-European roots).]

res'cu·a·ble adj., res'cu·er n.

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rescue

c.1300 (n. and v.), from stem of O.Fr. rescourre, from re-, intensive prefix, + escourre "to cast off, discharge," from L. excutere "to shake off, drive away," from ex- "out" + -cutere, combining form of quatere "to shake" (see quash).

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rescue
noun
1.	recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"
verb
1.	free from harm or evil
2.	take forcibly from legal custody; "rescue prisoners"

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rescue [ˈreskjuː] verb

to get or take out of a dangerous situation, captivity etc
Example: The lifeboat was sent out to rescue the sailors from the sinking ship.

Arabic:	يُنْقِذ
Chinese (Simplified):	营救
Chinese (Traditional):	營救
Czech:	zachránit
Danish:	redde
Dutch:	redden
Estonian:	päästma
Finnish:	pelastaa
French:	secourir
German:	retten
Greek:	σώζω, απελευθερώνω
Hungarian:	megment
Icelandic:	bjarga
Indonesian:	menolong
Italian:	soccorrere, salvare

Japanese:	救助する
Korean:	구조하다
Latvian:	glābt
Lithuanian:	(iš)gelbėti
Norwegian:	redde, berge, befri
Polish:	(wy)ratować
Portuguese (Brazil):	salvar
Portuguese (Portugal):	salvar
Romanian:	a salva
Russian:	спасать
Slovak:	zachrániť
Slovenian:	rešiti
Spanish:	rescatar, socorrer
Swedish:	rädda, undsätta
Turkish:	kurtarmak

rescue [ˈreskjuː] noun

(an) act of rescuing or state of being rescued
Example: The lifeboat crew performed four rescues last week; After his rescue, the climber was taken to hospital; They came quickly to our rescue.

Arabic:	إنْقاذ
Chinese (Simplified):	援救
Chinese (Traditional):	援救
Czech:	záchranná akce; záchrana
Danish:	redningsaktion; redning; undsætning
Dutch:	redding
Estonian:	päästmine
Finnish:	pelastus
French:	sauvetage
German:	die Rettung
Greek:	διάσωση, απελευθέρωση
Hungarian:	megmentés
Icelandic:	björgun
Indonesian:	pertolongan
Italian:	salvataggio

Japanese:	救助
Korean:	구조
Latvian:	glābšana
Lithuanian:	(iš)gelbėjimas, pagalba
Norwegian:	redning, berging, befrielse
Polish:	akcja ratunkowa, uratowanie, ratunek
Portuguese (Brazil):	salvamento
Portuguese (Portugal):	salvamento
Romanian:	salvare
Russian:	спасение
Slovak:	záchranná akcia; záchrana
Slovenian:	reševanje, rešitev
Spanish:	rescate
Swedish:	räddning, undsättning
Turkish:	kurtarma

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Rescue, CA Zip code(s): 95672

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Rescue

Quash\, v. t. [OF. quasser, F. casser, fr. L. quassare to shake, shatter, shiver, v. intens. fr. quatere, quassum, to shake, shatter. Cf. Concussion, Discuss, Rescue, and also Quash to annul.]

1. To beat down, or beat in pieces; to dash forcibly; to crush.

The whales Against sharp rocks, like reeling vessels, quashed, Though huge as mountains, are in pieces dashed. --Waller.

2. To crush; to subdue; to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely; as, to quash a rebellion.

Contrition is apt to quash or allay all worldly grief. --Barrow.

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Rescue

Res"cous\ (r?s"k?s), n. [OE., fr. OF. rescousse, fr. rescourre, p. p. rescous, to rescue. See Rescue.]

1. Rescue; deliverance. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

2. (Law) See Rescue, 2. [Obs.]

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Rescue

Res"cous\ (r?s"k?s), n. [OE., fr. OF. rescousse, fr. rescourre, p. p. rescous, to rescue. See Rescue.]

1. Rescue; deliverance. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

2. (Law) See Rescue, 2. [Obs.]

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Rescue

Res"cue\ (r?s"k?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rescued (-k?d);p. pr. & vb. n. Rescuing.] [OE. rescopuen, OF. rescourre, rescurre, rescorre; L. pref. re- re- + excutere to shake or drive out; ex out + quatere to shake. See Qtash to crush, Rercussion.] To free or deliver from any confinement, violence, danger, or evil; to liberate from actual restraint; to remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil; as, to rescue a prisoner from the enemy; to rescue seamen from destruction.

Had I been seized by a hungry lion, I would have been a breakfast to the best, Rather than have false Proteus rescue me. --Shak.

Syn: To retake; recapture; free; deliver; liberate; release; save.

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Rescue

Res"cue\ (r?s"k?), n. [From Rescue, v.; cf. Rescous.]

1. The act of rescuing; deliverance from restraint, violence, or danger; liberation.

Spur to the rescue of the noble Talbot. --Shak.

2. (Law) (a) The forcible retaking, or taking away, against law, of things lawfully distrained. (b) The forcible liberation of a person from an arrest or imprisonment. (c) The retaking by a party captured of a prize made by the enemy. --Bouvier.

The rescue of a prisoner from the court is punished with perpetual imprisonment and forfeiture of goods. --Blackstone.

Rescue grass. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A tall grass (Ceratochloa unioloides) somewhat resembling chess, cultivated for hay and forage in the Southern States.

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Rescue

Res"cue\ (r?s"k?), n. [From Rescue, v.; cf. Rescous.]

1. The act of rescuing; deliverance from restraint, violence, or danger; liberation.

Spur to the rescue of the noble Talbot. --Shak.

The rescue of a prisoner from the court is punished with perpetual imprisonment and forfeiture of goods. --Blackstone.

Rescue grass. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A tall grass (Ceratochloa unioloides) somewhat resembling chess, cultivated for hay and forage in the Southern States.

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