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(), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Vouchsafed (); p. pr. & vb. n.Vouchsafing.] [Vouch + safe, that is, to vouch or answer for safety.] 1. To condescend to grant; to concede; to bestow. If ye vouchsafe that it be so. Chaucer. Shall I vouchsafe your worship a word or two? Shak. It is not said by the apostle that God vouchsafed to the heathens the means of salvation. South. 2. To receive or accept in condescension. [Obs.] Shak. Vouchsafe" v. i.To condescend; to deign; to yield; to descend or stoop. Chaucer. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin. Bk. of Com. Prayer. Vouchsafe, illustrious Ormond, to behold What power the charms of beauty had of old. Dryden. スポンサード リンク
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