vouchsafe

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To graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to deign to acknowledge
{v} to condescend, deign, grant, give
To condescend to grant; to concede; to bestow
To receive or accept in condescension
promise or agree condescendingly, as a special favor grant in a condescending manner
If you are vouchsafed something or it is vouchsafed to you, you are given or granted it. As we approached the summit we were vouchsafed a rare vision Eric gritted his teeth and vouchsafed them a few more drops of brandy `He drives like a madman,' was all the information he vouchsafed. to promise or offer something, or tell someone something that they can be certain is the truth (vouch + safe)
promise or agree condescendingly, as a special favor
{f} condescend to giving or granting something (as a wish); agree or commit to something
To condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to deign to acknowledge
To condescend; to deign; to yield; to descend or stoop
grant in a condescending manner
vouchsafed
past of vouchsafe
vouchsafement
The act of vouchsafing, or that which is vouchsafed; a gift or grant in condescension
vouchsafing
present participle of vouchsafe
vouchsafe
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