vouch·safe /vaʊʧˈsef, ˈvaʊʧˌ/
(vt.)允許,給予
Vouch·safe v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vouchsafed p. pr. & vb. n. Vouchsafing.]
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.]
Vouch·safe, v. i. To condescend; to deign; to yield; to descend or stoop.
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.
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vouchsafe
v 1: grant in a condescending manner
2: promise or agree condescendingly, as a special favor