Vouchsafe — Vouch*safe , v. i. To condescend; to deign; to yield; to descend or stoop. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin. Bk. of Com. Prayer. [1913 Webster] Vouchsafe, illustrious Ormond, to behold What power the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vouchsafe — Vouch*safe , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vouchsafed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vouchsafing}.] [Vouch + safe, that is, to vouch or answer for safety.] [1913 Webster] 1. To condescend to grant; to concede; to bestow. [1913 Webster] If ye vouchsafe that it be so.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vouchsafe — [vouch sāf′] vt. vouchsafed, vouchsafing [contr. of ME vouchen safe, to vouch as safe] to be gracious enough or condescend to give or grant [to vouchsafe a reply] vouchsafement n … English World dictionary
vouchsafe — c.1300, vouchen safe to vouch as safe (see VOUCH (Cf. vouch) and SAFE (Cf. safe)) … Etymology dictionary
vouchsafe — *grant, accord, concede, award Analogous words: *give, bestow, confer, present: condescend, deign, *stoop: *oblige, accommodate, favor … New Dictionary of Synonyms
vouchsafe — ► VERB ▪ give, grant, or disclose in a gracious or condescending manner. ORIGIN originally as the phrase vouch something safe on someone, i.e. «warrant the secure conferment of» … English terms dictionary
vouchsafe — UK [ˌvaʊtʃˈseɪf] / US [vaʊtʃˈseɪf] / US [ˈvaʊtʃˌseɪf] verb [transitive] Word forms vouchsafe : present tense I/you/we/they vouchsafe he/she/it vouchsafes present participle vouchsafing past tense vouchsafed past participle vouchsafed formal to… … English dictionary
vouchsafe — transitive verb (vouchsafed; vouchsafing) Etymology: Middle English vouchen sauf to grant, consent, deign, from Anglo French voucher salf Date: 14th century 1. a. to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner b. to give by way… … New Collegiate Dictionary
vouchsafe — vouchsafement, n. /vowch sayf /, v., vouchsafed, vouchsafing. v.t. 1. to grant or give, as by favor, graciousness, or condescension: to vouchsafe a reply to a question. 2. to allow or permit, as by favor or graciousness: They vouchsafed his… … Universalium
vouchsafe — verb (T) formal 1 to offer, give, or tell something to someone in a way that shows you trust them: insights into the future vouchsafed by God 2 to make it certain that something will be safe: political arrangements that vouchsafe peace … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
