vouchsafe

• Verbe formel signifiant accorder ou donner quelque chose gracieusement ou avec condescendance, ou daigner faire quelque chose.

A formal verb meaning to grant or give something in a gracious or condescending manner.

1. Grant condescendinglyC2formal

   To give or grant something in a gracious or condescending manner, often implying that the giver is superior.

   Accorder avec condescendance

   • The king vouchsafed the peasant a single glance.
   • She vouchsafed him a brief reply, as if he were not worth her time.
   • The professor vouchsafed the student a rare compliment.

   Synonymesaccordbestowconcededeigngrant

   Antonymesdeclinedenyrefusewithhold

2. C2formal

   To reveal or disclose something, often information, in a generous or condescending way.

   révéler ou divulguer

   • The oracle vouchsafed a prophecy to the seekers.
   • He vouchsafed the secret to his trusted advisor.
   • The document vouchsafed the details of the ancient ritual.

   Synonymesdisclosedivulgeimpartreveal