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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Vouchsafe \Vouch*safe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vouchsafed}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Vouchsafing}.] [Vouch + safe, that is, to vouch
or answer for safety.]
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1. To condescend to grant; to concede; to bestow.
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If ye vouchsafe that it be so. --Chaucer.
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Shall I vouchsafe your worship a word or two?
--Shak.
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It is not said by the apostle that God vouchsafed to
the heathens the means of salvation. --South.
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2. To receive or accept in condescension. [Obs.] --Shak.
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