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rescue
verb
-
rescue
,
rescuing
,
rescues
,
rescued
to
save
someone
or
something
from
a
dangerous
or
difficult
situation
•
Firefighters
rushed
to
rescue
the
family
trapped
on
the
balcony
.
Firefighters
rushed
to
rescue
the
family
trapped
on
the
balcony
.
•
A
lifeguard
dived
into
the
pool
to
rescue
the
drowning
boy
.
A
lifeguard
dived
into
the
pool
to
rescue
the
drowning
boy
.
Middle
English
‘
rescuen
’,
from
Old
French
‘
rescoure
’
meaning
“
to
save
,
protect
,”
based
on
Latin
‘
re-
’ (
again
)
+
‘
scutare
’ (
to
protect
).