Vouchsafe
Pronunciation : Vouch*safe"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Vouch + safe, that is, to vouch or answer for safety.]
Definition : 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Vouchsafed; p. pr. & vb. n. Vouchsafing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Vouch*safe"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: 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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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913