Vouchsafe
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transitive verb.
To condescend to grant or bestow (something).
transitive verb.
To condescend (to do something); deign.
transitive verb.
To disclose or reveal.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To guarantee as safe; secure; assure.
To permit, grant, or bestow: sometimes with implied condescension: as, not to
vouchsafe
an answer.
To receive or accept by way of condescension.
To permit; grant; condescend; deign; stoop.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intransitive verb.
To condescend; to deign; to yield; to descend or stoop.
transitive verb.
To condescend to grant; to concede; to bestow.
transitive verb.
To receive or accept in condescension.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To graciously give, to
condescendingly
grant
a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to
deign
to
acknowledge
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb.
grant in a condescending manner
Word Usage
"Spirit and word vouchsafe to bl/- ess and sanc/- tify these Thy gifts and creatures of Bread and Wine, that they may be unto us the Body and"
Etymologically Related
vouchesafement
vouchsafing
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
allow
grant
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
consisteth
deign
forbear
lordliness
opera-dancer
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
OK
accord
administer
admit
afford
verb-form
vouchsafed
vouchsafes
vouchsafing