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vouch

vouch [ vowch ] (past and past participle vouched, present participle vouch·ing, 3rd person present singular vouch·es)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. intransitive verb provide supporting evidence: to provide supporting evidence for the quality of somebody or something
testimony that vouches for the defendant's credibility

2. transitive verb cite authority: to cite somebody such as an authority in support of something ( archaic )

3. transitive verb declare something: to assert or declare something ( archaic )

[14th century. Via French voucher "summon" < Latin vocare "to call"]
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