vouchsafe
Verb
- grant in a condescending manner
- To graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to deign to acknowledge.
- To receive or accept in condescension.
- To disclose or divulge.
Examples
- She vouchsafed to me that she regretted ever marrying him.
Origin / Etymology
From vouch + safe, written as two words in Middle English and early Modern English.
Scrabble Score: 20
vouchsafe: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordvouchsafe: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vouchsafe: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 22
vouchsafe: valid Words With Friends Word