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vouch
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vouch  (vouch)
v. vouched, vouch·ing, vouch·es
v.intr.
1. To give personal assurances; give a guarantee: vouch for an old friend's trustworthiness.
2. To constitute supporting evidence; give substantiation: a candidate whose strong record vouches for her ability.
v.tr.
1. To substantiate by supplying evidence; prove: charges that he could not vouch.
2. Law To summon as a witness to give warranty of title.
3. To refer to (an authority, for example) in support or corroboration; cite.
4. To assert; declare.
n. Obsolete
A declaration of opinion; an assertion.

[Middle English vouchen, to summon to court, warrant, from Anglo-Norman voucher, probably from Vulgar Latin *voticre, alteration of Latin vocitre, frequentative of vocre, to call; see wekw- in Indo-European roots.]

vouch
Verb
vouch for
a. to give personal assurance about: I can vouch for the man, he's a relative by marriage
b. to give supporting evidence for or be proof of: his presence alone vouches for the political nature of the trip [Latin vocare to call]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.vouchvouch - give personal assurance; guarantee; "Will he vouch for me?"
take the stand, testify, bear witness, attest - give testimony in a court of law
2.vouchvouch - give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the quality of my products"
pledge, plight - promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that I will honor my wife"
bail - secure the release of (someone) by providing security
assure, ensure, guarantee, insure, secure - make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"
stipulate - give a guarantee or promise of; "They stipulated to release all the prisoners"
secure - assure payment of
3.vouch - summon (a vouchee) into court to warrant or defend a title
summon, summons, cite - call in an official matter, such as to attend court
4.vouchvouch - give supporting evidence; "He vouched his words by his deeds"
affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
Translations

vouch [vautʃ]: to vouch for vt fusgarantizar, responder de
vouch [vautʃ] to vouch for vt fusse porter garant de
vouch [vautʃ] vouch for vt fusbürgen für
vouch [vautʃ]: to vouch for vt fusfarsi garante di

vouch
v vouch [vautʃ]
1 to say that one is sure that something is fact or truth Will you vouch for the truth of the statement? betuig, bevestig يُؤَكِّد صِحَّة свидетелствам ručit stå inde for; garantere sich verbürgen εγγυώμαι garantizar tõendama شهادت دادن vahvistaa garantir לִהיוֹת עַרֵב गवाही देना jamčiti tanúsít memberi kesaksian staðfesta garantire 保証する 보증하다, 단언하다 laiduoti, patvirtinti apstiprināt; apliecināt menjamin instaan bekrefte, bevitne zagwarantować garantir a garanta ручаться zaručiť sa, potvrdiť jamčiti potvrditi garantera, svara för รับรองคุณภาพของบุคคลหรือสิ่งของ doğrulamak 保證, 證明 підтверджувати تصديق کرنا dẫn chứng, xác nhận ,
2 to guarantee the honesty etc of (a person) My friends will vouch for me. betuig يَضْمَن، يَكْفَل гарантирам zaručit se (za) garantere bürgen εγγυώμαι responder (de/por) tagama تضمین کردن taata répondre de לִהיוֹת עַרֵב विश्वास दिलाना jamčiti kezeskedik vmiért v. vkiért menjamin votta, ábyrgjast garantire, rispondere ~の保証人となる (인물의 성격 등에 관하여) 보증하다 laiduoti galvot menjamin getuigen garantere for poręczyć garantir a gira поручиться zaručiť sa (za) jamčiti garantovati gå i god (borgen) för รับประกัน kefil olmak 擔保 ручитися, поручитися ضمانت دينا cam đoan
n ˈvoucher
a piece of paper which confirms that a sum of money has been, or will be, paid a sales voucher. koepon مُسْتَنِد، إيصال، قَسيمَه разписка poukaz værdibevis; voucher; -voucher der Beleg απόδειξη, κουπόνι vale, bono; comprobante maksedokument ضمانت نامه seteli reçu, bon de caisse שוֹבָר प्रमाण पत्र jamstvo elismervény bon kvittun, úttektarmiði scontrino, ricevuta 領収証 영수증, 수령증 kvitas kvīts; talons; ceļazīme baucar bon kupong, kvittering, bong kwit garantia voucher, chitanţă ваучер poukaz, potvrdenka potrdilo vaučer []kupong, []kvitto, []kort ใบสำคัญจ่าย kupon, fiş 憑單 письмова гарантія; порука واؤچر، تصديق ادائيگي giấy cam đoan


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