vouchsafe.
To graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to deign to acknowledge.
Meaning & usage
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.
She vouchsafed to me that she regretted ever marrying him.
What have the gods told you? What have you foreseen? The gods have vouchsafed me nothing, told me nothing.
Where this word comes from
From vouch + safe, written as two words in Middle English and early Modern English.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.