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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
vouch \vouch\, v. t. imp.  p. p. vouched; p. pr.  vb. n.
   vouching. oe. vouchen, of. vochier to call, fr. l. vocare
   to call, fr. vox, vocis, voice. see voice, and cf.
   avouch.
   1913 webster
   1. to call; to summon. obs.
      1913 webster

            they vouch as i might say to their aid the
            authority of the writers.             --sir t.
                                                  elyot.
      1913 webster

   2. to call upon to witness; to obtest.
      1913 webster

            vouch the silent stars and conscious moon. --dryden.
      1913 webster

   3. to warrant; to maintain by affirmations; to attest; to
      affirm; to avouch.
      1913 webster

            they made him ashamed to vouch the truth of the
            relation, and afterwards to credit it. --atterbury.
      1913 webster

   4. to back; to support; to confirm; to establish.
      1913 webster

            me damp horror chilled
            at such bold words vouched with a deed so bold.
                                                  --milton.
      1913 webster

   5. law to call into court to warrant and defend, or to make
      good a warranty of title.
      1913 webster

            he vouches the tenant in tail, who vouches over the
            common vouchee.                       --blackstone.
      1913 webster

   syn: to obtest; declare; affirm; attest; warrant; confirm;
        asseverate; aver; protest; assure.
        1913 webster
see also:
vouched vouching voice avouch 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
vouch \vouch\, v. i.
   1. to bear witness; to give testimony or full attestation.
      1913 webster

            he will not believe her until the elector of hanover
            shall vouch for the truth of what she has . . .
            affirmed.                             --swift.
      1913 webster

   2. to assert; to aver; to declare. --shak.
      1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
vouch \vouch\, n.
   warrant; attestation. obs.
   1913 webster

         the vouch of very malice itself.         --shak.
   1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
vouch
     v 1: give personal assurance; guarantee; "will he vouch for me?"
     2: give surety or assume responsibility; "i vouch for the
        quality of my products" syn: guarantee
     3: summon a vouchee into court to warrant or defend a title
     4: give supporting evidence; "he vouched his words by his
        deeds"
see also:
guarantee 
[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
84 moby thesaurus words for "vouch":
   acknowledge, affirm, affirmance, affirmation, allegation, allege,
   and candle, announcement, annunciation, assert under oath,
   assertion, asseverate, asseveration, assure, attest, aver,
   averment, avouch, avouchment, avow, avowal, back up, bear witness,
   book, certify, conclusion, confirm, corroborate, countersign,
   creed, declaration, depone, depose, dictum, disclose, endorse,
   enunciation, give evidence, guarantee, ipse dixit, kiss the book,
   make a promise, manifesto, pledge, plight, position,
   position paper, positive declaration, predicate, predication,
   proclamation, profession, promise, pronouncement, proposition,
   protest, protestation, prove, say, say-so, saying, sponsor, stance,
   stand, statement, substantiate, support, swear, swear by bell,
   swear the truth, swear to, swear to god, swear to goodness,
   testify, troth, underwrite, uphold, utterance, verify, vouch for,
   vow, warrant, witness, word





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