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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vouch•safe (vouch sāf′),USA pronunciation v., -safed, -saf•ing. v.t. - 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.
v.i. - to condescend;
deign.
- Middle English phrase vouche sauf. See vouch, safe 1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bestow, confer, accord.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: vouchsafe /ˌvaʊtʃˈseɪf/ vb (transitive)- to give or grant or condescend to give or grant: she 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 condescendingly: he vouchsafed to come yesterday
Etymology: 14th Century: vouchen sauf; see vouch, safe |