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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Vouchsafe

· Vouch·safe · IPA /ˌvaʊt͡ʃˈseɪf/
01 v. t. To condescend to grant; to concede; to bestow.
imp. & p. p. Vouchsafed; p. pr. & vb. n. Vouchsafing
  1. 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. 2.
    To receive or accept in condescension.[Obs.]
02 v. i. To condescend; to deign; to yield; to descend or stoop.
  1. 1.
    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.