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Definition of Vouchsafe

Vouchsafe
Vouchsafe Vouch*safe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vouchsafed; p. pr. & vb. n. Vouchsafing.] [Vouch + safe, that is, to vouch or answer for safety.] 1. To condescend to grant; to concede; to bestow. If ye vouchsafe that it be so. --Chaucer. Shall I vouchsafe your worship a word or two? --Shak. It is not said by the apostle that God vouchsafed to the heathens the means of salvation. --South. 2. To receive or accept in condescension. [Obs.] --Shak.
Vouchsafe
Vouchsafe Vouch*safe", v. i. To condescend; to deign; to yield; to descend or stoop. --Chaucer. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. Vouchsafe, illustrious Ormond, to behold What power the charms of beauty had of old. --Dryden.

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