Meaning & use
vouchsafe
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To grant or give something to someone, typically in a gracious or condescending manner.
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The old king rarely vouchsafed an audience to common visitors.
She vouchsafed no explanation for her sudden departure.
A note on using this word
Vouchsafe is formal and somewhat archaic, now found mainly in literary or old-fashioned writing rather than everyday speech.
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