About The Word Vouchsafe
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Vouchsafe
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What's The Definition Of Vouchsafe?
[v] promise or agree condescendingly, as a special favor
[v] grant in a condescending manner Synonyms | Synonyms for Vouchsafe: Related Terms | Find terms related to Vouchsafe: See Also | allow | grant | promise Vouchsafe In Webster's Dictionary \Vouch*safe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vouchsafed}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Vouchsafing}.] [Vouch + safe, that is, to vouch
or answer for safety.]
1. To condescend to grant; to concede; to bestow.
If ye vouchsafe that it be so. --Chaucer.
Shall I vouchsafe your worship a word or two?
--Shak.
It is not said by the apostle that God vouchsafed to
the heathens the means of salvation. --South.
2. To receive or accept in condescension. [Obs.] --Shak.
\Vouch*safe"\, v. i. To condescend; to deign; to yield; to descend or stoop. --Chaucer. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. Vouchsafe, illustrious Ormond, to behold What power the charms of beauty had of old. --Dryden. |
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