单词 | vouchsafe |
释义 | vouchsafe —vouchsafement, n. /vowch sayf"/, v. , vouchsafed, vouchsafing. v.t. 1. to grant or give, as by favor, graciousness, or condescension: to vouchsafe a reply to a question. 2. to allow or permit, as by favor or graciousness: They vouchsafed his return to his own country. v.i. 3. to condescend; deign. [1275-1325; ME phrase vouche sauf. See VOUCH, SAFE] Syn. 1. bestow, confer, accord. |
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