| Back | vouchsafe /vouch-SAYF/ |
|---|---|
| Front | verb tr. To grant or give something as if as a favor. verb intr. To condescend. [Via French, from Latin vocare (to call) + salvus (whole, intact). Earliest documented use: 1303.] "Is Homo sapiens the only species vouchsafed to be in the afterlife club?" - Jeremie Harris; Soul Searching: When Did We Become So Special?; Skeptic (Altadena, California); Issue 2, 2014. |
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