transitive verb (rescued; rescuing)
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, to take (as a prisoner) forcibly from custody, to recover (as a prize) by force, to deliver (as a place under siege) by armed force, rescuable adjective rescue noun rescuer noun Synonyms: see: rescue
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