vouchsafe
verb (used with object)
to grant or give, as by favor, graciousness, or condescension.
vouchsafes
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present tense formof vouchsafe (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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We secure the latter firmly to the couch; the former vouchsafes to deliver a stream of car chases and oh-no-they-locked-themselves-in-the-walk-in-freezer episodes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Although federal law vouchsafes a right to interpreters, financially strapped hospitals often slide by with a minimum of service.
From Time Magazine Archive
When he vouchsafes to give answers, his inspiration takes the form of frenzy—but he neither hurts nor speaks to any one.
From The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham
Ma in kati quiere decir no quiero, ellos lo escriben a partes desta manera:— This is all on the subject the bishop vouchsafes us.
From The Ancient Phonetic Alphabet of Yucatan by Daniel Garrison Brinton
While experience has proven this otherwise incredible fact, John vouchsafes the admonition notwithstanding: "Marvel not, brethren, if the world hateth you."
From Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent by Martin Luther
