VOUCHSAFE

PRONUNCIATION: (vouch-SAYF)

MEANING: verb tr.: To grant or give something as if as a favor.
verb intr.: To condescend.

ETYMOLOGY: Via French, from Latin vocare (to call) + salvus (whole, intact). Earliest documented use: 1303.


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VOUCHSALE - My endorsement is available, for a moderate fee

COUCHSAFE - a condom to be used in your living room