vouchsafe
English
/ˌvaʊtʃˈseɪf/, [ˌvʌʊtʃˈseɪf]
verb
Definitions
- To graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to deign to acknowledge.
- To receive or accept in condescension.
- To disclose or divulge.
Etymology
Compound from English vouch + English safe (secure container).
Origin
English
safe
Gloss
secure container
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- French safe English
- biosafe English
- childsafe English
- cybersafe English
- disvouch English
- ensafe English
- misvouch English
- nonsafe English
- safe English
- safe word English
- safeblower English
- safeblowing English
- safebox English
- safebreaker English
- safebreaking English
- safecracker English
- safecracking English
- safeguard English
- safehaven English
- safehouse English
- safeish English
- safekeeping English
- safelight English
- safelike English
- safely English
- safen English
- safeness English
- safeword English
- supersafe English
- threadsafe English
- ultrasafe English
- unsafe English
- vouch English
- vouchee English
- voucher English
- vouchest English
- voucheth English
- vouchment English
- vouchsafement English
- vouchsafer English
- vouchsafest English
- vouchsafeth English
- websafe English
- Safe German
- сейф Russian
- セーフ Japanese
- sejf Polish
- sauf Middle English
- vouchen Middle English
- sejf Czech
- sef Serbo-Croatian
- เซฟ Thai
- sip Indonesian
- sef Slovene
- safe
- safen
- vouch
- ensafe
- safely
- unsafe
- vouchee
- biosafe
- websafe
- voucher
- safeish
- nonsafe
- safebox
- disvouch
- safelike
- misvouch
- safeword
- voucheth
- vouchest
- safeness
- safelight
- safehaven
- vouchment
- ultrasafe
- safehouse
- supersafe
- childsafe
- safeguard
- safe word
- cybersafe
- threadsafe
- vouchsafer
- safeblower
- vouchsafest
- safebreaker
- safecracker
- safekeeping
- safeblowing
- French safe
- vouchsafeth
- safecracking
- safebreaking
- vouchsafement