Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - vouchsafe
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Vouchsafe
vouchsafe
(vouchsafes, vouchsafing, vouchsafed) If you are vouchsafed something or it is vouchsafed to you, you are given or granted it. (FORMAL) As we approached the summit we were vouchsafed a rare vision... Eric gritted his teeth and vouchsafed them a few more drops of brandy... ‘He drives like a madman,’ was all the information he vouchsafed. VERB: be V-ed n, V n n, V n, also V n to n
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transitive verb (~d; vouchsafing) Etymology: Middle English vouchen sauf to grant, consent, deign, from Anglo-French voucher salf Date: 14th century 1. a. to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner b. to give by way of reply refused to ~ an explanation 2. to grant as a privilege or special favor Synonyms: see grant • ~ment noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. formal 1 condescend to give or grant (vouchsafed me no answer). 2 (foll. by to + infin.) condescend. Etymology: ME f. VOUCH in sense 'warrant' + SAFE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
1. преим. ирон. удостаивать, снисходить; соизволять, соблаговолять he vouchsafed no reply —- он не соизволил ответить; он не снизошел до ответа he vouchsafed me a visit —- он удостоил меня своим посещением ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ v formal 1 to offer, give, or tell something to someone in a way that shows you trust them (insights into the future vouchsafed by God) 2 to make it certain that something will be safe (political arrangements that vouchsafe peace) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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