vouch
Use Vouch in a sentence
verb (used without object)
1.
to support as being true, certain, reliable, etc. (usually followed by for ): Her record in office vouches for her integrity.
2.
to attest; guarantee; certify (usually followed by for ): to vouch for someone in a business transaction.
verb (used with object)
3.
to sustain or uphold by, or as if by, practical proof or demonstration.
4.
(formerly) to call or summon (a person) into court to make good a warranty of title.
5.
to adduce or quote in support, as extracts from a book or author; cite in warrant or justification, as authority, instances, facts, etc.
6.
Archaic. to warrant or attest; to support or authenticate with vouchers.
7.
Archaic. to declare as with warrant; vouch for.
00:10
Vouch
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is skedaddle. Does it mean:
| to bark; yelp. |
| to run away hurriedly; flee. |
noun Obsolete.
9.
a vouching; an assertion.
10.
a formal attestation; a supporting warrant.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English vouchen < Anglo-French, Middle French vo(u)cher, Old French avochier < Latin advocāre; see advocate
1275–1325; Middle English vouchen < Anglo-French, Middle French vo(u)cher, Old French avochier < Latin advocāre; see advocate
Related forms
un·vouched, adjective
well-vouched, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To vouch
Collins
World English Dictionary
vouch (vaʊtʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (usually foll by for) (when tr, usually takes a clause as object; | |
| 1. | to give personal assurance; guarantee: I'll vouch for his safety |
| 2. | to furnish supporting evidence (for) or function as proof (of) |
| 3. | (tr) English legal history to summon (a person who had warranted title to land) to defend that title or give up land of equal value |
| 4. | archaic (tr) to cite (authors, principles, etc) in support of something |
| 5. | obsolete (tr) to assert |
| —n | |
| 6. | obsolete the act of vouching; assertion or allegation |
| [C14: from Old French vocher to summon, ultimately from Latin vocāre to call] | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
vouch
early 14c., "summon into court to prove a title," from Anglo-Fr. voucher, O.Fr. vocher "to call, summon, invoke, claim," probably from Gallo-Romance *voticare, metathesis of L. vocitare "to call to, summon insistently," frequentative of L. vocare "to call, call upon, summon" (see
voice). Meaning "guarantee to be true or accurate" is first attested 1590s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Example sentences
If they have no physical identification, they can get benefits without identification as long as you vouch for them.
No conventional doctors would vouch for the wisdom of their high-fat regimen.
Any local fisherman will quickly vouch for the richness of the waters in and adjacent to the marsh.
If any local residents are willing to vouch for you, ask the hotel manager to call them for a reference.
Related Searches
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
