— vouchsafement , n.
/vowch sayf"/ , v. , vouchsafed, vouchsafing .
v.t.
1. to grant or give, as by favor, graciousness, or condescension: to vouchsafe a reply to a question.
2. to allow or permit, as by favor or graciousness: They vouchsafed his return to his own country.
v.i.
3. to condescend; deign.
[ 1275-1325; ME phrase vouche sauf. See VOUCH, SAFE ]
Syn. 1. bestow, confer, accord.