vouchsafe
21vouchsafe — [[t]va͟ʊtʃse͟ɪf[/t]] vouchsafes, vouchsafing, vouchsafed VERB If you are vouchsafed something or it is vouchsafed to you, you are given or granted it. [FORMAL] [be V ed n] As we approached the summit we were vouchsafed a rare vision... [V n n]… …
22vouchsafe — vouch safe || vaÊŠtʃ seɪf v. condescend to giving or granting something (as a wish); agree or commit to something …
23vouchsafe — verb give, grant, or disclose in a gracious or condescending manner. Origin ME: orig. as the phr. vouch something safe on someone, i.e. warrant the secure conferment of …
24vouchsafe — I. v. a. Concede, grant, accord, deign to grant, condescend to grant, allow. II. v. n. Condescend, deign, yield, descend, stoop …
25vouchsafe — v 1. grant, condescend to grant, deign to give, give, bestow, confer, accord, impart, award, present. 2. allow, permit, let; approve of, go along with, agree to, accede to, assent to, consent to; acquiesce, yield, submit to, comply with; tolerate …
26vouchsafe — vouch·safe …
27vouchsafe — v.tr. formal 1 condescend to give or grant (vouchsafed me no answer). 2 (foll. by to + infin.) condescend. Etymology: ME f. VOUCH in sense warrant + SAFE …
28Vouchsafed — 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… …
29Vouchsafing — 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… …
30condescend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. stoop, deign, descend, vouchsafe. See humility, pride. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. vouchsafe, stoop, deign, lower oneself, humble oneself, demean oneself, degrade oneself, submit with good grace,… …
