English → Latin
“rescue” in Latin
līberātiōliberation, releasecōnservātiōa conservation, protectionauxiliumhelp, aid, assistance, relief; antidote, remedyservōto maintain, keep; to protect, save, keep, guard, safeguard, watch over; to give heed to, pay attention to; watch, obsercōnservōto conserve, to preserve, to save, to guard, to protect; to maintain (i.e., uphold)vindicōto lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi); to set free, liberate, emancipate; to protect someone from (+ ab or ex aafferōto carry forth; to bring forth; conduct; to bring, bear, convey or carry information, report, announce, inform, publish,
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
rescue s.
liberatio: conservatio: auxilium: Usually by the verb.
rescue v.
liberare aliquem aliqua re or ab aliqua re: servare, conservare, vindicare, eripere aliquem: salutem ferre, afferre, alicui: ad salutem vocare aliquem (Cic.). To rescue from death, eripere aliquem a morte, ex caede (Cic.): to rescue from danger, aliquem servare, eripere, ex periculo (Cic.): eripere aliquem periculo (Caes.): to rescue one’s country, patriam eripere ex hostium manibus (Liv., 5, 46; from an enemy): patriam e servitute in libertatem vindicare (Nep., Thras., 1, 2; from oppression): to rescue from prison, aliquem liberare custodiis, eximere vinculis (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for rescue?
- The usual Latin words for “rescue” are līberātiō, cōnservātiō, auxilium; also servō, cōnservō, vindicō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.