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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.]

1. To call; to summon. [Obs.]

[They] vouch (as I might say) to their aid the authority of the writers.
Sir T. Elyot.

2. To call upon to witness; to obtest.

Vouch the silent stars and conscious moon.
Dryden.

3. To warrant; to maintain by affirmations; to attest; to affirm; to avouch.

They made him ashamed to vouch the truth of the relation, and afterwards to credit it.
Atterbury.

4. To back; to support; to confirm; to establish.

Me damp horror chilled
At such bold words vouched with a deed so bold.
Milton.

5. (Law) To call into court to warrant and defend, or to make good a warranty of title.

He vouches the tenant in tail, who vouches over the common vouchee.
Blackstone.

Syn. -- To obtest; declare; affirm; attest; warrant; confirm; asseverate; aver; protest; assure.

Vouch, v. i. 1. To bear witness; to give testimony or full attestation.

He will not believe her until the elector of Hanover shall vouch for the truth of what she has . . . affirmed.
Swift.

2. To assert; to aver; to declare. Shak.

Vouch, n. Warrant; attestation. [Obs.]

The vouch of very malice itself.
Shak.

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.]

1. To call; to summon. [Obs.]

[They] vouch (as I might say) to their aid the authority of the writers.
Sir T. Elyot.

2. To call upon to witness; to obtest.

Vouch the silent stars and conscious moon.
Dryden.

3. To warrant; to maintain by affirmations; to attest; to affirm; to avouch.

They made him ashamed to vouch the truth of the relation, and afterwards to credit it.
Atterbury.

4. To back; to support; to confirm; to establish.

Me damp horror chilled
At such bold words vouched with a deed so bold.
Milton.

5. (Law) To call into court to warrant and defend, or to make good a warranty of title.

He vouches the tenant in tail, who vouches over the common vouchee.
Blackstone.

Syn. -- To obtest; declare; affirm; attest; warrant; confirm; asseverate; aver; protest; assure.

Vouch, v. i. 1. To bear witness; to give testimony or full attestation.

He will not believe her until the elector of Hanover shall vouch for the truth of what she has . . . affirmed.
Swift.

2. To assert; to aver; to declare. Shak.

Vouch, n. Warrant; attestation. [Obs.]

The vouch of very malice itself.
Shak.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • Warrant; attestation.
  • To call; to summon.
  • To call upon to witness; to obtest.
  • To warrant; to maintain by affirmations; to attest; to affirm; to avouch.
  • To back; to support; to confirm; to establish.
  • To call into court to warrant and defend, or to make good a warranty of title.
  • To bear witness; to give testimony or full attestation.
  • To assert; to aver; to declare.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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