单词 | vouchsafe |
释义 | vouchsafe[ vouch-seyf ] / vaʊtʃˈseɪf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vouchsafe ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), vouch·safed, vouch·saf·ing.to grant or give, as by favor, graciousness, or condescension: to vouchsafe a reply to a question. to allow or permit, as by favor or graciousness: They vouchsafed his return to his own country. verb (used without object), vouch·safed, vouch·saf·ing.to condescend; deign. Origin of vouchsafe1275–1325; Middle English phrase vouche sauf.See vouch, safe SYNONYMS FOR vouchsafe1 bestow, confer, accord. SEE SYNONYMS FOR vouchsafe ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM vouchsafevouch·safe·ment, nounun·vouch·safed, adjectiveWords nearby vouchsafevou., vouch, vouchee, voucher, voucher system, vouchsafe, vouge, voussoir, Vouvray, vow, vowel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vouchsafeBritish Dictionary definitions for vouchsafevouchsafe / (ˌvaʊtʃˈseɪf) / verb (tr)to give or grant or condescend to give or grantshe vouchsafed no reply; he vouchsafed me no encouragement (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to agree, promise, or permit, often graciously or condescendinglyhe vouchsafed to come yesterday obsolete
Derived forms of vouchsafevouchsafement, nounWord Origin for vouchsafeC14: vouchen sauf; see vouch, safe Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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