vouchsafe

(vouch-sāf', vouch'sāf')
tr.v., -safed, -saf·ing, -safes.
To condescend to grant or bestow (a privilege, for example); deign.

[Middle English vouchen sauf, to warrant as safe : vouchen, to warrant; see vouch + sauf, safe; see safe.]

vouchsafement vouch·safe'ment n.

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verb

1. To let have as a favor, prerogative, or privilege: accord, award, concede, give, grant. See give/take/reciprocity.
2. To descend to a level considered inappropriate to one's dignity: condescend, deign, stoop. See over/under, rise/fall.

v

Definition: disclose
Antonyms: conceal, withhold

v

Definition: grant
Antonyms: refuse, withhold

to grant as a privilege or special favor

IN BRIEF: v. - Grant in a condescending manner.

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For a list of words related to vouchsafe, see:

• Modes and Manners of Expression - vouchsafe: grant in gracious or condescending manner
• Approval, Respect, and Recognition - vouchsafe: (vb) grant as privilege or special favor, esp. in condescending manner

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See words rhyming with "vouchsafe."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tilstå, værdige, forunde

Nederlands (Dutch)
verlenen, genadig toestaan, antwoorden

Français (French)
v. tr. - gratifier qn de qch, octroyer, garantir (paix), s'engager à

Deutsch (German)
v. - gewähren, sich herablassen zu

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - στέργω, καταδέχομαι, συγκαταβαίνω

Italiano (Italian)
accondiscendere, promettere, accordare, garantire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - conceder, dignar-se

Русский (Russian)
удостаивать, снисходить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - conceder, otorgar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - värdigas

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
赐予, 允许

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 賜予, 允許

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 특별한 호의로 허락하다, ~해 주시다, 하사하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 与える, …してくださる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) منح من فضله, تكرم بفعل شيء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הואיל לתת, העניק (ברוב חסדו), נתן‬

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