VOUCHSAFES Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

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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The colony also has a population of New Zealand fur seals that laze around the rocks frequented by flocks of seabirds.

— Todd Symons, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
This fight has all the makings of a Fight of the Year candidate.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

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His ability to clog the middle and stuff runs grants the rest of the defensive line the opportunity to get after the quarterback when foes are forced into passing situations.

— James Boyd, New York Times, 23 July 2026
The unlimited plan is $102, which grants full access to amenities including UV tanning, spray tan, red light sauna and many more.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

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Once the darling of the NBA, the next heartthrob to splash on posters and commercials, the acrobatic point guard concedes he is viewed negatively.

— Jason Quick, New York Times, 12 July 2026
The media business always goes through some splitting of cells — meiosis and mitosis — but every industry leader concedes that consolidation is especially needed today.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 30 June 2026

Definition of concedes

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Patience and creative problem-solving decline, and communication suffers.

— Jennifer Lee, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Everyone—blue-collar moms, college students, CEOs—suffers from the distractions of carrying around the pinging, blinking pocket-size casinos that our phones have become.

— Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 17 July 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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