(ˌ)vau̇chˈsāf transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English vouchen sauf, from vouchen to vouch + sauf safe — more at vouch , safe
1.
a. : to furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner : accord , supply
asked no questions … vouchsafed no information — I.V.Morris
occasionally a true poet is vouchsafed to the world — Rumer Godden
some of the information vouchsafed by colleagues was only imperfectly grasped by him — R.A.Fowkes
discipline that only a systematic and formal study of language … can vouchsafe — H.R.Warfel
b. : to choose to give by way of reply
know little more … than what he has vouchsafed in occasional interviews — T.H.White b. 1915
2. : to grant as a privilege : allow , permit
settle terms for evacuating their 1500 wounded, as vouchsafed by the Communists at Geneva — Time
we are seldom vouchsafed a glance behind this barrier — J.K.Galbraith
3.
a. : to grant as a special favor : condescend , deign
vouchsafe , O Lord, to keep us this day without sin — Book of Com. Prayer
b. obsolete : to accept graciously
vouchsafe good morrow from a feeble tongue — Shakespeare
Synonyms: see grant