vouch

v., vouched, vouch·ing, vouch·es.

v.intr.

1. To give personal assurances; give a guarantee: vouch for an old friend's trustworthiness.
2. To constitute supporting evidence; give substantiation: a candidate whose strong record vouches for her ability.

v.tr.

1. To substantiate by supplying evidence; prove: charges that he could not vouch.
2. Law. To summon as a witness to give warranty of title.
3. To refer to (an authority, for example) in support or corroboration; cite.
4. To assert; declare.

n. Obsolete
A declaration of opinion; an assertion.

[Middle English vouchen, to summon to court, warrant, from Anglo-Norman voucher, probably from Vulgar Latin *voticāre, alteration of Latin vocitāre, frequentative of vocāre, to call.]

Process of recognizing obligations and authorizing the disbursement of cash. See also Voucher: Voucher System.

verb

To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine. attest, certify, testify, witness. Idioms: bear witness to. See affirm/deny/argue.

v

Definition: give assurance
Antonyms: deny, disavow, refute, reject, renounce

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IN BRIEF: To give supporting evidence. Also: To give a guarantee.

I can vouch for the authenticity of the gold because I saw it chemically tested at a lab.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - stå inde for
v. tr. - stå inde for, garantere, bekræfte
n. - bekræftelse, påstand

Nederlands (Dutch)
instaan voor, garanderen, bevestigen, bewijzen, nagaan

Français (French)
v. intr. - se porter garant de
v. tr. - garantir que
n. - déclaration d'intention

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich verbürgen
n. - Bestätigung, Unterlage

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επιβεβαιώνω, εγγυώμαι, επαληθεύω, τεκμηριώνω

Italiano (Italian)
garantire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - afirmar, assegurar

Русский (Russian)
ручаться, заявлять, подтверждать, давать гаранитию

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - dar fe de, dar testimonio de
v. tr. - atestiguar, confirmar, responder por, comprobar, citar
n. - aserción, garantía, testimonio

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - garantera, intyga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
保证, 证明, 担保, 断定, 证实, 断言

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 保證, 證明, 擔保
v. tr. - 擔保, 斷定, 證明
n. - 保證, 證實, 斷言

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 보증하다, ~의 증거가 되다
v. tr. - ~을 증언하다, 인용하다, (서류 등을) 확인하다
n. - 보증 , 책임

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 保証する, 保証人となる, 立証する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ضمن, كفل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮ערב ל-, הבטיח‬
v. tr. - ‮תמך ב-, העיד על, אישר, הזמין לעדות (מיושן)‬
n. - ‮הצהרה על דיעה, אמירה תקיפה‬

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