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Vouchsafe
see synonyms of vouchsafeVerb
1. vouchsafe
grant in a condescending manner
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Vouchsafe
see synonyms of vouchsafeverb (transitive)
1.
to give or grant or condescend to give or grant
she vouchsafed no reply
he vouchsafed me no encouragement
2. (may take a clause as object or an infinitive)
to agree, promise, or permit, often graciously or condescendingly
she vouchsafed to come yesterday
3. obsolete
a.
to warrant as being safe
b.
to bestow as a favour (upon)
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Vouchsafe
see synonyms of vouchsafe verb transitiveWord forms: vouchˈsafed or vouchˈsafing
to be gracious enough or condescend to give or grant
to vouchsafe a reply
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Vouchsafe
see synonyms of vouchsafetr.v. vouch·safed, vouch·saf·ing, vouch·safes
Archaic
Archaic
1. To condescend to grant or bestow (something): "On my knees I beg / That you'll vouchsafe me raiment, bed, and food" (Shakespeare).
2. To condescend (to do something); deign: "He called for some tea; upon which occasion my landlady herself vouchsafed to pay him a visit" (Henry Fielding).
3. To disclose or reveal: "At dinner-table, Mr Clayhanger had only vouchsafed that he had a train to catch" (Arnold Bennet).
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