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.
Meanings
(countable, uncountable) An act or episode of rescuing, saving.
Guests marveled that they kept making more rescues. 2023 May 5, Declan Walsh, “‘Only Word for Them Is Heroes’: How 2 Students Rescued Dozens in Sudan”, in The New York Times:
(countable, uncountable) A liberation, freeing.
(countable, qualifier:largely obsolete, uncountable) The act of unlawfully freeing a person, or confiscated goods, from custody.
(countable, uncountable) The forcible ending of a siege; liberation from similar military peril.
The rescue of Jerusalem was the original motive of the Crusaders
(countable, uncountable) A special airliner flight to bring home passengers who are stranded.
la ademptio (act of rescuing, saving) · cmn 營救 /营救 (act of rescuing, saving) · vi sự cứu (act of rescuing, saving) · ca rescat (act of rescuing, saving) · ota نجات (act of rescuing, saving) · uz najot (act of rescuing, saving) · fr sauvetage (act of rescuing, saving) · sl reševanje (act of rescuing, saving) · mn аврал (act of rescuing, saving) · ky куткаруу (act of rescuing, saving) · be рату́нак (act of rescuing, saving) · fi pelastaminen (act of rescuing, saving) · de Rettung (act of rescuing, saving) · bg спасе́ние (act of rescuing, saving) · ja 救出 (act of rescuing, saving) · gd saoradh (act of rescuing, saving) · la extractio (act of rescuing, saving) · sh спаша́ва̄ње (act of rescuing, saving) · uz qutqarish (act of rescuing, saving) · hi मुक्ति (act of rescuing, saving) · cs záchrana (act of rescuing, saving) · it salvataggio (act of rescuing, saving) · gl rescate (act of rescuing, saving) · hy փրկում (act of rescuing, saving) · la subventio (act of rescuing, saving) · nl ontzetting (forcible ending of a siege) · nl redding (act of rescuing, saving) · sq shpëtim (act of rescuing, saving) · la redemptura (act of rescuing, saving) · la redemptio (act of rescuing, saving) · nb berging (act of rescuing, saving) · sv undsättning (act of rescuing, saving) · sh spašávānje (act of rescuing, saving) · nn berging (act of rescuing, saving) · be ратава́нне (act of rescuing, saving) · be выратава́нне (act of rescuing, saving) · fr secours (act of rescuing, saving) · hi बचाव (act of rescuing, saving) · bg спася́ване (act of rescuing, saving) · fr rescousse (act of rescuing, saving) · sk záchrana (act of rescuing, saving) · ga tarrtháil (act of rescuing, saving) · mnc ᠠᡳᡨᡠᠪᡠᠨ (act of rescuing, saving) · he הצלה (act of rescuing, saving) · la asservatio (act of rescuing, saving) · eo savo (act of rescuing, saving) · fi vapauttaminen (forcible ending of a siege) · fi pelastus (act of rescuing, saving) · az xilas (act of rescuing, saving) · kk құтқару (act of rescuing, saving) · es rescate (act of rescuing, saving) · sv räddning (act of rescuing, saving) · el διάσωση (act of rescuing, saving) · ko 구출 (act of rescuing, saving) · cy achubiaeth (act of rescuing, saving) · ar إِنْقَاذ (act of rescuing, saving) · cmn 援救 (act of rescuing, saving) · fi pelastuslento (special airliner flight) · pl ratunek (act of rescuing, saving) · tl pagliligtas (act of rescuing, saving) · uk поряту́нок (act of rescuing, saving) · ast rescate (act of rescuing, saving) · cmn 救出 (act of rescuing, saving) · ru спасе́ние (act of rescuing, saving) · tg наҷот (act of rescuing, saving) · mk спасување (act of rescuing, saving) · fa نجات (act of rescuing, saving) · pt resgate (act of rescuing, saving)
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.
Meanings
(transitive) To save from any violence, danger or evil.
The students’ final mission was their longest: a trip across the Nile to the city of Omdurman, at the request of Rwandan diplomats, to rescue a woman who, unlike the first they rescued, really was pregnant. 2023 May 5, Declan Walsh, “‘Only Word for Them Is Heroes’: How 2 Students Rescued Dozens in Sudan”, in The New York Times:
Sir John Franklin's 1845 expedition was lost with two ships and 129 men, inspiring dozens of subsequent expeditions to find and rescue him, none of them successful. 1989 May, Jeff MacInnis, “Braving the Northwest Passage”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 586:
Soon after rescuing some silly children from the local caves, the alien prangs his vessel and dies. 2004, John Pym, editor, Time Out Film Guide, page 70:
The well-trained team rescued everyone after the avalanche.
(transitive) To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.
to rescue a prisoner from the enemy
(transitive) To recover forcibly, especially from a siege.
(figuratively, transitive) To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin.
Traditionally missionaries aim to rescue many ignorant heathen souls.
(figuratively, transitive) To achieve something positive under difficult conditions.
Over the course of the season, on 15 occasions the team had rescued a draw or better after falling behind, such that even against Juventus, there was an air of inevitability about the comeback. 2013, Daniel Harris, The Promised Land: Manchester United's Historic Treble, Birlinn, →ISBN:
Arsenal's hopes of starting their Champions League campaign with an away win were dashed when substitute Ivan Perisic's superb late volley rescued a point for Borussia Dortmund. 2011 September 13, Sam Lyon, “Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Arsenal”, in BBC:
Jews rescued some normalcy from increasingly difficult times by assuaging their constant Angst in the family and community and making do with less. 1999, Marion A. Kaplan, Between Dignity and Despair, Oxford University Press, →ISBN:
(transitive) 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.
Mecp2^(R255X/+) [mice] developed an overweight body weight phenotype by 10 weeks age and increased liver and heart weight by 8 months age. Abnormal body, liver and heart weight in Mecp2^(R255X/+) was rescued by MECP2ᵀᵍ¹ allele. 2015, Meagan R. Pitcher et al., “Rett syndrome like phenotypes in the R255X Mecp2 mutant mouse are rescued by MECP2 transgene”, in Human Molecular Genetics, volume 24, number 9, →DOI, page 2664:
(transitive) To salvage and restore something that has been discarded.
She had rescued a sofa once, had managed to locate the dealer who had bought it from under her nose while she perused a junk shop, and offered to buy it from him. 2016 May 26, Jojo Moyes, Foreign Fruit: 'Blissful, romantic reading' - Company, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
I rescued a set of antique dining chairs.
(transitive) To fix a mistake made while preparing something, especially in cooking.
The cook rescued the sauce after it began to curdle.
To rescue whipped cream that has been overwhipped and appears grainy, add a little more liquid cream and whip it briefly or until very smooth and soft. 2019 November 12, Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker, John Becker, Megan Scott, Joy of Cooking: Fully Revised and Updated, Scribner, →ISBN, page 791:
(transitive) To adopt (an animal).
We rescued a dog, Dylan, which would begin my lifelong love of animals, especially dogs. 2018 July 31, Olivia Hussey, The Girl on the Balcony: Olivia Hussey Finds Life after Romeo and Juliet, Kensington Books, →ISBN:
pt salvar (to save from any danger or violence) · nb redde (to save from any danger or violence) · pl ratować (to save from any danger or violence) · sh спа̑сти (to save from any danger or violence) · be ратава́ць (to save from any danger or violence) · ar خَلَّصَ (to save from any danger or violence) · ang hreddan (to save from any danger or violence) · yi מציל זײַן (to save from any danger or violence) · cu съпасти (to save from any danger or violence) · ca rescatar (to save from any danger or violence) · zdj uhuyi (to save from any danger or violence) · mn аврах (to save from any danger or violence) · la asseravatio (to save from any danger or violence) · kix ùithām (to save from any danger or violence) · la extractiō (to save from any danger or violence) · fi pelastaa (to achieve something positive under difficult conditions) · he הִצִּיל (to save from any danger or violence) · fr délivrer (to save from any danger or violence) · fi säilyttää (to achieve something positive under difficult conditions) · sl rẹ́šiti (to save from any danger or violence) · sh спаса́вати (to save from any danger or violence) · th ช่วยเหลือ (to save from any danger or violence) · uga 𐎔𐎍𐎉 (to save from any danger or violence) · uk врятува́ти (to save from any danger or violence) · es rescatar (to save from any danger or violence) · ko 구하다 (to save from any danger or violence) · sh спа́сити (to save from any danger or violence) · kk құтқару (to save from any danger or violence) · sv rädda (to save from any danger or violence) · sh spasávati (to save from any danger or violence) · hi बचाना (to save from any danger or violence) · sk zachrániť (to save from any danger or violence) · la extrahō (to save from any danger or violence) · bg спася́вам (to save from any danger or violence) · la redemptura (to save from any danger or violence) · haw hoʻopalekana (to save from any danger or violence) · lt išgelbėti (to save from any danger or violence) · de retten (to save from any danger or violence) · ro a salva (to save from any danger or violence) · nl loswrikken (to recover forcibly) · mk спаси (to save from any danger or violence) · bo ཉེན་ག་ནས་བཏོན (to save from any danger or violence) · th กู้ภัย (to save from any danger or violence) · ca salvar (to save from any danger or violence) · pl uratować (to save from any danger or violence) · fi vapauttaa (to recover forcibly) · ja 救助する (to save from any danger or violence) · haw hoʻopakele (to save from any danger or violence) · pl ocalić (to save from any danger or violence) · cmn 救援 (to save from any danger or violence) · wa schaper (to save from any danger or violence) · da redde (to save from any danger or violence) · nn berga (to save from any danger or violence) · fi palauttaa (biology, genetics: to restore a particular trait in an organism) · fi pelastaa (to remove from exposure to evil/sin) · alt куткарар (to save from any danger or violence) · mi whakarauora (to save from any danger or violence) · ru спасти́ (to remove from exposure to evil/sin) · fr sauver (to save from any danger or violence) · yag tama-lāgöna (to save from any danger or violence) · el διασώζω (to save from any danger or violence) · sk zachraňovať (to save from any danger or violence) · gl rescatar (to save from any danger or violence) · pt resgatar (to save from any danger or violence) · yi ראַטעווען (to save from any danger or violence) · ko 구출하다 (to save from any danger or violence) · fr secourir (to save from any danger or violence) · nl redden (to remove from exposure to evil/sin) · nn berge (to save from any danger or violence) · ru спаса́ть (to save from any danger or violence) · ru спасти́ (to save from any danger or violence) · az qurtarmaq (to save from any danger or violence) · ja 救う (to save from any danger or violence) · ru выруча́ть (to remove from exposure to evil/sin) · la redemptiō (to save from any danger or violence) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to free, liberate from physical restraint) · mi rauora (to save from any danger or violence) · cy achub (to save from any danger or violence) · lv glābt (to save from any danger or violence) · la adimō (to save from any danger or violence) · it salvare (to save from any danger or violence) · cmn 拯救 (to save from any danger or violence) · uk рятува́ти (to save from any danger or violence) · ru спаса́ть (to remove from exposure to evil/sin) · sq shpëtoj (to save from any danger or violence) · nl bevrijden (to free, liberate from physical restraint) · ar نَجَّى (to save from any danger or violence) · ru освобожда́ть (to free, liberate from physical restraint) · tt коткару (to save from any danger or violence) · nl bevrijden (to save from any danger or violence) · el σώζω (to save from any danger or violence) · lo ກູ້ໄພ (to save from any danger or violence) · km សង្គ្រោះ (to save from any danger or violence) · cmn 救助 (to save from any danger or violence) · hy ազատել (to free, liberate from physical restraint) · et päästma (to save from any danger or violence) · sl rešīti (to save from any danger or violence) · kix ùithām (to free, liberate from physical restraint) · cmn 營救 /营救 (to save from any danger or violence) · vi cứu (to save from any danger or violence) · ka ხსნა (to save from any danger or violence) · fi vapauttaa (to free, liberate from physical restraint) · ar أنقذ (to save from any danger or violence) · la asservo (to save from any danger or violence) · ast rescatar (to save from any danger or violence) · fa نجات دادن (to save from any danger or violence) · ug قۇتقۇزماق (to save from any danger or violence) · fi pelastaa (to save from any danger or violence) · ru выруча́ть (to save from any danger or violence) · la subventiō (to save from any danger or violence) · ru вы́ручить (to remove from exposure to evil/sin) · fi adoptoida (to adopt (an animal)) · nb berge (to save from any danger or violence) · uz xalos qilmoq (to save from any danger or violence) · sa पिपर्ति (to save from any danger or violence) · la ēripiō (to save from any danger or violence) · be вы́ратаваць (to save from any danger or violence) · eo savi (to save from any danger or violence) · sh спаша́вати (to save from any danger or violence) · uz qutqarmoq (to save from any danger or violence) · ga tarrtháil (to save from any danger or violence) · sh spásti (to save from any danger or violence) · ja 救い出す (to save from any danger or violence) · bg освобождавам (to free, liberate from physical restraint) · sv undsätta (to save from any danger or violence) · es rescatar (to free, liberate from physical restraint) · de bergen (to save from any danger or violence) · tr kurtarmak (to save from any danger or violence) · nl redden (to save from any danger or violence) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to save from any danger or violence) · ka შველა (to save from any danger or violence) · sh spašávati (to save from any danger or violence) · ru вы́ручить (to save from any danger or violence) · bg спася́ (to save from any danger or violence) · la subveniō (to save from any danger or violence) · sh spásiti (to save from any danger or violence) · de erlösen (to save from any danger or violence) · cy achub (to free, liberate from physical restraint) · fi pelastaa (to fix a mistake made while preparing something) · hy փրկել (to save from any danger or violence) · fi pelastaa (to salvage and restore something that has been discarded) · tg наҷот додан (to save from any danger or violence) · ru освободи́ть (to free, liberate from physical restraint) · es socorrer (to save from any danger or violence) · hu megment (to save from any danger or violence) · ky куткаруу (to save from any danger or violence) · ar أَنْقَذَ (to save from any danger or violence) · ug قۇتۇلدۇرماق (to save from any danger or violence) · ka გადარჩენა (to save from any danger or violence) · cs zachránit (to save from any danger or violence) · my ကယ်ဆယ် (to save from any danger or violence) · ur بچانا (to save from any danger or violence) · nl ontfutselen (to recover forcibly) · mk спасува (to save from any danger or violence) · mnc ᠠᡳᡨᡠᠪᡠᠮᠪᡳ (to save from any danger or violence) · ja 助ける (to save from any danger or violence) · sw okoa (to save from any danger or violence) · la ademptio (to save from any danger or violence) · nl verlossen (to free, liberate from physical restraint) · es acorrer (to save from any danger or violence) · la redimō (to save from any danger or violence) · nl verlossen (to save from any danger or violence) · sl reševati (to save from any danger or violence) · sq shpëtoj (to free, liberate from physical restraint)