vouchsafe
vouchsafe
Definition
vouch·safe (vo̵uc̸h sāf′)
transitive verb -·safed′, -·saf′·ing
to be gracious enough or condescend to give or grant to vouchsafe a reply
Etymology: contr. of ME vouchen safe, to vouch as safe
vouch·safe′·ment noun
vouchsafe
Usage Examples
Object
- sign: Charles kneels and prays to a God he hardly believes in that Julia will be vouchsafed a sign.
- grace: God, that hath vouchsafed grace, you may desire the continuance of his grace, and to crown his own grace.
Modifying Another Word
- not: The chance was not vouchsafed her; the looked-for juncture never came: it was not likely.
- yet: But yet vouchsafe to us, Tityrus, who is this god of thine.
- only: You could not have security, for salvation is only vouchsafe to you through the sealing of the Spirit.
- also: We are also vouchsafed the recent history of Lucinda's miserly uncle who had absconded after her mother's funeral.
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