vouchsafe

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌvʌʊtʃˈseɪf/ UK /ˌvaʊt͡ʃˈseɪf/ See IPA manual

Freq #67641

Meanings

1

verb
to grant in a condescending manner

The dictator vouchsafed their main rival a title that ridiculed them.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

deign condescend

Word family

Forms vouchsafedvouchsafesvouchsafing

Related forms vouchsafementvouchsafingvouch

Etymology

From vouch + safe, written as two words in Middle English and early Modern English.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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