Vouchsafe

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ËŒvaÊŠtʃˈseɪf/
• Rhymes: -eɪf

Full definition of vouchsafe

Verb

1. To graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to deign to acknowledge.
• 1599? (book published 1623), William Shakespeare, w, If Brutus will vouchÅ¿afe that Antony
  May Å¿afely come to him ...
• 1609, William Shakespeare, Shake-speares sonnets: Neuer before Imprinted, Wilt thou, whoÅ¿e will is large and Å¿pacious,
  Not once vouchſafe to hide my will in thine?
• SouthIt is not said by the apostle that God vouchsafed to the heathens the means of salvation.
2. To receive or accept in condescension.

Synonyms

• deign

Related terms

• vouchesafement
• vouchsafing