vouch
11vouch — early 14c., summon into court to prove a title, from Anglo Fr. voucher, O.Fr. vocher to call, summon, invoke, claim, probably from Gallo Romance *voticare, metathesis of L. vocitare to call to, summon insistently, frequentative of L. vocare to… …
12vouch — for …
13vouch — *certify, attest, witness Analogous words: *support, uphold: *confirm, substantiate, verify,. corroborate …
14vouch — [v] give assurance act as a witness, affirm, answer for, assert, asseverate, assure, attest to, avert, avow, back, bear testimony, be responsible for, certify, confirm, contend, corroborate, cosign, declare, get behind*, give an affidavit,… …
15vouch|ee — «vow CHEE», noun. a person who is vouched for by another …
16vouch — avouch, avow, vouch Avouch, meaning ‘to assure, guarantee, acknowledge’ and overlapping with avow, can be found in the Bible (AV), Spenser, Marlowe, Milton, Byron, and Thackeray, but despite these fine credentials is no longer in general use.… …
17vouch — v. (d; intr.) to vouch for (I can vouch for the truth of her statement) * * * [vaʊtʃ] (d; intr.) to vouch for (I can vouch for the truth of her statement) …
18vouch — /vaʊtʃ / (say vowch) verb (t) 1. to warrant; attest; confirm. 2. to sustain or uphold by some practical proof or demonstration, or as such proof does. 3. to affirm or declare as with warrant; vouch for. 4. to adduce or quote in support, as… …
19vouch — verb vouch for sb/sth phrasal verb (T) 1 to say that you believe that someone will behave well and that you will be responsible for their behaviour, actions etc: I can vouch for my son, officer. 2 to say that you firmly believe that something is… …
20vouch — v 1.Usu. vouch for endorse, support, back up, stand behind or by; sponsor, countersign, witness, sign for, answer for, subscribe, undersign, co sign. 2.Often vouch for guarantee, ensure, secure, Finance. bond, Law. mortgage; insure, indemnify,… …
