vouch

[vouch]

verb (used without object)

1. to support as being true, certain, reliable, etc. (usually followed byfor ).

   Her record in office vouches for her integrity.

2. to attest; guarantee; certify (usually followed byfor ).

   to vouch for someone in a business transaction.

verb (used with object)

1. to sustain or uphold by, or as if by, practical proof or demonstration.

2. (formerly) to call or summon (a person) into court to make good a warranty of title.

3. to adduce or quote in support, as extracts from a book or author; cite in warrant or justification, as authority, instances, facts, etc.

4. Archaic.,  to warrant or attest; to support or authenticate with vouchers.

5. Archaic.,  to declare as with warrant; vouch for.

6. Obsolete.,  to call or take as a witness.

noun

Obsolete.

1. a vouching; an assertion.

2. a formal attestation; a supporting warrant.

vouch

/ vaʊtʃ /

verb

1. to give personal assurance; guarantee

   I'll vouch for his safety

2. to furnish supporting evidence (for) or function as proof (of)

3. (tr) English legal history to summon (a person who had warranted title to land) to defend that title or give up land of equal value

4. archaic,  (tr) to cite (authors, principles, etc) in support of something

5. obsolete,  (tr) to assert

noun

1. obsolete,  the act of vouching; assertion or allegation

Other Word Forms

• unvouched adjective
• well-vouched adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vouch¹

1275–1325; Middle English vouchen < Anglo-French, Middle French vo ( u ) cher, Old French avochier < Latin advocāre; advocate

Word History and Origins

Origin of vouch¹

C14: from Old French vocher to summon, ultimately from Latin vocāre to call

Example Sentences

It has also said platforms cannot rely on users declaring their own age, or on parents vouching for their children.

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But having had it in year’s past, as well as a Halloween version of the cookie just a couple weeks ago, I can vouch for the fact that it is quality, soft gingerbread.

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"We in our generation all looked up to Chairman Mao, so if even his son-in-law was vouching for it, how could we not trust it?"

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“I came up to her and told her I loved ‘Pink Pony Club,’” Ordman recalled, still a little agog to get that vouch so early in Futch’s existence.

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Combs' children - some sobbing - also vouched for his transformation in prison.

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