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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
vouch•safe′ment, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bestow, confer, accord.
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