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vouchsafe

(vaʊtʃseɪf)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense vouchsafes, present participle vouchsafing, past tense, past participle vouchsafed

verb

If you are vouchsafed something or it is vouchsafed to you, you are given or granted it.

[formal]

As we approached the summit, we were vouchsafed a rare vision. [be VERB-ed noun]

Eric gritted his teeth and vouchsafed them a few more drops of brandy. [VERB noun noun]

'He drives like a madman,' was all the information he vouchsafed. [VERB noun]

[Also VERB noun + to]

Synonyms: grant, accord, yield, cede More Synonyms of vouchsafe

vouchsafe in British English

(ˌvaʊtʃˈseɪf)

verb (transitive)

to give or grant or condescend to give or grant

she vouchsafed no reply

he vouchsafed me no encouragement

2. (may take a clause as object or an infinitive)

to agree, promise, or permit, often graciously or condescendingly

she vouchsafed to come yesterday

3. obsolete

to warrant as being safe

to bestow as a favour (upon)

Derived forms

vouchsafement (ˌvouchˈsafement)

noun

Word origin

C14: vouchen sauf; see vouch, safe

vouchsafe in American English

(vaʊtʃˈseɪf)

verb transitiveWord forms: vouchˈsafed or vouchˈsafing

to be gracious enough or condescend to give or grant

to vouchsafe a reply

Derived forms

vouchsafement (vouchˈsafement)

noun

Word origin

contr. of ME vouchen safe, to vouch as safe

Examples of 'vouchsafe' in a sentence
vouchsafe

She had become tense and taciturn, particularly with me, and for no reason that she would vouchsafe.

(verb) in the sense of grant

Definition

to give or grant

(old-fashioned)

He vouchsafed them a little more brandy.

Synonyms

grant

France has agreed to grant him political asylum.

accord

On his return home, the government accorded him the rank of Colonel.

yield

He may yield control.

cede

The General had promised to cede power by January.

confer on

favour someone with

deign to give

condescend to give

Additional synonyms

in the sense of accord

Definition

to grant

On his return home, the government accorded him the rank of Colonel.

Synonyms

grant,

give,

award,

render,

assign,

present with,

endow with,

bestow on,

confer on,

vouchsafe (old-fashioned),

impart with

in the sense of cede

Definition

to transfer or surrender (territory or legal rights)

The General had promised to cede power by January.

Synonyms

surrender,

grant,

transfer,

abandon,

yield,

concede,

hand over,

relinquish,

renounce,

make over,

abdicate

in the sense of yield

Definition

to give up control of

He may yield control.

Synonyms

relinquish,

resign,

hand over,

surrender,

turn over,

part with,

make over,

cede,

give over,

bequeath,

abdicate,

deliver up

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单词	vouchsafe
释义	Trends of vouchsafe View usage for: vouchsafe (vaʊtʃseɪf) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense vouchsafes, present participle vouchsafing, past tense, past participle vouchsafed verb If you are vouchsafed something or it is vouchsafed to you, you are given or granted it. [formal] As we approached the summit, we were vouchsafed a rare vision. [be VERB-ed noun] Eric gritted his teeth and vouchsafed them a few more drops of brandy. [VERB noun noun] 'He drives like a madman,' was all the information he vouchsafed. [VERB noun] [Also VERB noun + to] Synonyms: grant, accord, yield, cede More Synonyms of vouchsafe vouchsafe in British English (ˌvaʊtʃˈseɪf) verb (transitive) 1. to give or grant or condescend to give or grant she vouchsafed no reply he vouchsafed me no encouragement 2. (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to agree, promise, or permit, often graciously or condescendingly she vouchsafed to come yesterday 3. obsolete a. to warrant as being safe b. to bestow as a favour (upon) Derived forms vouchsafement (ˌvouchˈsafement) noun Word origin C14: vouchen sauf; see vouch, safe vouchsafe in American English (vaʊtʃˈseɪf) verb transitiveWord forms: vouchˈsafed or vouchˈsafing to be gracious enough or condescend to give or grant to vouchsafe a reply Derived forms vouchsafement (vouchˈsafement) noun Word origin contr. of ME vouchen safe, to vouch as safe Examples of 'vouchsafe' in a sentence vouchsafe She had become tense and taciturn, particularly with me, and for no reason that she would vouchsafe. Alan Judd THE DEVIL'S OWN WORK (2002) (verb) in the sense of grant Definition to give or grant (old-fashioned) He vouchsafed them a little more brandy. Synonyms grant France has agreed to grant him political asylum. accord On his return home, the government accorded him the rank of Colonel. yield He may yield control. cede The General had promised to cede power by January. confer on favour someone with deign to give condescend to give Additional synonyms in the sense of accord Definition to grant On his return home, the government accorded him the rank of Colonel. Synonyms grant, give, award, render, assign, present with, endow with, bestow on, confer on, vouchsafe (old-fashioned), impart with in the sense of cede Definition to transfer or surrender (territory or legal rights) The General had promised to cede power by January. Synonyms surrender, grant, transfer, abandon, yield, concede, hand over, relinquish, renounce, make over, abdicate in the sense of yield Definition to give up control of He may yield control. Synonyms relinquish, resign, hand over, surrender, turn over, part with, make over, cede, give over, bequeath, abdicate, deliver up Nearby words of vouchsafe vote someone out vouch for voucher vouchsafe vow voyage vulgar Synonyms of 'vouchsafe' vouchsafe Explore 'vouchsafe' in the dictionary
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