vouch
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vouch
- /ˈvaʊt͡ʃ/ US, UK
Rhymes with -aʊtʃ
Where it comes from
The verb is derived from Middle English vouchen (“to call, summon; to provide; to make available, proffer; to affirm, declare formally”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman vocher, voucher, woucher, and Old French vocher, voucher, vochier (“to call, summon; to claim; to call upon, invoke; to denounce”) [and other forms], from Vulgar Latin *vocicāre, derived from Latin vocāre (“to call, summon; to call upon, invoke; to designate, name; to bring or put (into a condition or state”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to sound out; to speak”).
Verb sense 8.1 (“to summon (someone) into court to establish a warranty of title to land”) in the form vouch to warrant or vouch to warranty is a calque from Anglo-Norman and Old French voucher a garant.
The noun is derived from the verb.
verb vouches · vouching · vouched
- To call on (someone) to be a witness to something. Nor need I ſpeak my Deeds, for thoſe you ſee, The Sun and Day are Witneſſes for me. Let him who fights unſeen, relate his own, And vouch the ſilent Stars, and conſcious Moon.
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To cite or rely on (an authority, a written work, etc.) in support of one's actions or opinions.
But the most catholike and renoumed doctours of Christes religion in the corroboration of their argumentes and sentences, do alledge the same histories and vouche (as I mought say) to their ayde the autoritie of the writars.
Similar: obtest
- To affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement). Nay tis moſt credible, we heere receiue it, A certaintie vouch'd from our Coſin Auſtria, […]
- To bear witness or testify to the nature or qualities (of someone or something). If a Man ſucceeds in any Attempt, though undertook with never ſo much Folly and Raſhneſs, his Succeſs ſhall vouch him a Politician; and good Luck ſhall paſs for deep Contrivance: […]
- To back, confirm, or support (someone or something) with credible evidence or proof. [M]ee damp horror chil'd At ſuch bold words voucht with a deed ſo bold: […]
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Synonym of vouchsafe (“to condescendingly or graciously give or grant (something)”).
Our Maſter Mars
Haſt vouch'd his Oracle, and to Arcite gave
The grace of the Contention: So the Deities
Have ſhewd due juſtice: […]
Similar: vouchsafe
- To assert, aver, or declare (something). But wherein then according to their Opinion did this Image of God conſiſt? Why, in that Power and Dominion that God gave Adam over the Creatures: In that he was vouched his immediate Deputy upon Earth, the Viceroy of the Creation, and Lord-Lieutenant of the World.
- In full vouch to warrant or vouch to warranty: to summon (someone) into court to establish a warranty of title to land. [W]hen the Tenant being impleaded within a particular iuriſdiction (as in London or the like) voucheth one to warranty and prayes that he may be ſummoned in ſome other county out of the iuriſdiction of that Court: this is called a foreine Voucher, […]
- Followed by over: of a vouchee (a person summoned to court to establish a warranty of title): to summon (someone) to court in their place. [I]t is now uſual always to have a recovery with double voucher at the leaſt; by firſt conveying an eſtate of freehold to any indifferent perſon, againſt whom the praecipe is brought; and then he vouches the tenant in tail, who vouches over the common vouchee.
- To guarantee legal title (to something). [W]ill vouchers vouch him no more of his purchaſes & doubles then the length and breadth of a payre of Indentures?
- To bear witness or testify; to guarantee or sponsor. What can you vouch againſt him, Signior Lucio? Is this the man that you did tell vs of?
- To provide evidence or proof.
- To express confidence in or take responsibility for (the correctness or truth of) something. Lives still such maid?—Fair damsels say, For further vouches not my lay, Save that such lived in Britain's isle, Where Lorn's bright Edith scorn'd to smile.
noun vouches
- An assertion, a declaration; also, a formal attestation or warrant of the correctness or truth of something. VVho will beleeue thee Iſabell? My vnſoild name, th' auſteereneſſe of my life, My vouch againſt you, and my place i'th State, VVill ſo your accuſation ouer-vveigh, That you ſhall ſtifle in your ovvne report, And ſmell of calumnie.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: guarantee, witness, attest, ensure, certify, testify, verify, assure, confirm, respond, reply, answer, match, vouch for, voucher, able
Translations
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verb to summon (someone) into court to establish a warranty of title to land
| Русский | вызыва́ть в суд vyzyvátʹ v sud |
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verb to affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement)
| Português | assegurar, asseverar, garantir |
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| Deutsch | bezeugen, bürgen (with dafür), einstehen (with dafür), garantieren, verbürgen, versichern |
| Русский | ручаться ručatʹsja |
verb to bear witness or testify to the nature or qualities (of someone or something)
| Español | avalar |
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verb to back, confirm, or support (someone or something) with credible evidence or proof
| 中文 | 保证 bǎozhèng |
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| Français | entériner |
| Русский | подтвержда́ть podtverždátʹ |
verb to bear witness or testify
| 中文 | 出庭作证 chūtíng zuò zhèng, 作证 zuò zhèng |
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| Deutsch | bezeugen |
| Русский | дава́ть показания davátʹ pokazanija |
verb to express confidence in or take responsibility for (the correctness or truth of) something
| Español | dar fe de, avalar, responder por, afiuciar (desus.), afuciar (desus.), cerciorar |
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| 中文 | 担保 dānbǎo |
| Português | responsabilizar-se (por) |
| Français | se porter garant |
| Deutsch | bezeugen |
Talk about this word "vouch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vouch. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vouch. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vouch "vouch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vouch.Cite this
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