rescue
res.cue \'res-(.)kyu:\ vt [ME rescuen, fr. MF rescourre, fr. OF, fr. re- +
escourre)X to shake out, fr. L excutere, fr. ex- + quatere to shake - more
at QUASH 1a: to free from confinement, danger, or evil : SAVE, DELIVERM 1b:
to take (as a prisoner) forcibly from legal custody 2a: to recover (as a
prize) by force 2b: to deliver (as a place besieged) by force of arms :
RESCUE implies freeing from imminent danger by prompt or vigorous action;
DELIVER implies release usu. of a person from confinement, temptation,
slavery, suffering; REDEEM implies releasing from bondage or penalties by
giving what is demanded or necessary; RANSOM specifically applies to buying
out of captivity; RECLAIM suggests a bringing back to a former state or
condition someone or something abandoned or debased; SAVE may replace any
of the foregoing terms; it may further imply a preserving or maintaining
for usefulness or continued existence - rescue n SYN syn DELIVER, REDEEM,
RANSOM, RECLAIM, SAVE