1. giving help or assistance to someone in difficulty or distress
Usage: present participle of succor; formal

Examples

• The rescue team was succoring the trapped miners.
• She spent her life succoring the poor and homeless.
• The charity focuses on succoring families affected by natural disasters.
• Volunteers were succoring refugees at the border crossing.
• The nurse was succoring patients throughout the night shift.
• International organizations are succoring victims of the earthquake.