vouchsafes

verb

present tense third-person singular of vouchsafe
as in has
formal + old-fashioned to give (something) to someone as a promise or a privilege He vouchsafed the secret to only a few chosen disciples.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vouchsafes
  1. has
  2. grants
  3. concedes
  4. permits
  5. suffers
  6. sanctions
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  • The retailer’s massive shoe collection has tons of trip-ready styles, including water-resistant mules, best-selling sneakers, and flats designed for on-the-go wear.
    — Kaitlin Gates, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The Dune star has five older half siblings from her father’s previous relationship.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of has
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  • This option also grants a handful of extra features, such as custom branding, domains, and team analytics.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026
  • No Ivy League school, and no flagship public such as the universities of Michigan or Virginia, grants a digital humanities degree or houses a department.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of grants
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  • Dickson himself concedes there is still much work to be done to fully rehabilitate the Gap, as well as its sister brands.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • There is a similar scene in the second episode, in which chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak concedes that sticking with their older players for one too many seasons has cost them.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of concedes
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  • Chavez, a longtime friend of Pacheco’s, collected $170,000 from two marijuana firms for contracts and then paid him $93,000 in cash as Pacheco voted in 2017 and 2018 for the firms’ permits, according to plea agreements.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • TikTok bans gambling outright but permits auctions, mystery products and trading-card breaks that hinge on outcomes buyers can’t see coming.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of permits
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  • Enemies simply disappear from the battlefield following a level, and the player’s soldier never suffers from any mental or physical injuries.
    — Susan Page, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Trump may be fighting the ‘lame duck’ factor Second-term presidents typically see their power and influence wane during their last two years, particularly if their party suffers big midterm defeats.
    — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of suffers
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  • The bill sanctions Russian financial institutions and its largest state energy projects while targeting Russian partners in the oil and natural gas trade.
    — Chris Boccia, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • For starters the World Cup is run by the same organization, FIFA, which sanctions virtually every level of soccer globally, from the men’s and women’s World Cups, to confederation competitions including the UEFA Championships and the Copa América, to most major age-group tournaments.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Vouchsafes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vouchsafes. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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