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vouchsafe
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synonyms: deign ???
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Definition:to give or grant to somebody in a gracious/condescending manner
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"This is my only opportunity," he repeated, as she vouchsafed him no reply, "Lady Blakeney is always so surrounded, so FETED by her court, that a mere old friend has but very little chance."
Baroness Emmuska Orczy. The Scarlet Pimpernel
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"Our support is love, that love that He has vouchsafed us. His burden is light," she said, with the look of ecstasy Alexey Alexandrovitch knew so well. "He will be your support and your succor."
Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina (Translated by Constance Garnett)
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she had perfectly approved all the alterations he had been making, and had even vouchsafed to suggest some herself
Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice (1813)
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"An' take it from me, kid, he's a bad hombre."
"Ah-uh!" was all the reply Pan vouchsafed, as he walked away.
Zane Grey. The Valley of Wild Horses (1947)
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I had thought our life together was vouchsafed. It was one of those premeditated facts I'd lived with every single day.
Sue Monk Kidd. The Mermaid Chair, p.259 (2005)
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Mr. Earnshaw vouchsafed no answer. He walked up and down, with his hands in his pockets, apparently quite forgetting my presence;
Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights (1847)
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we must be grateful for any crumbs the Goddess of History has deigned to vouchsafe us.
Margaret Atwood. The Handmaid's Tale (1986)
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At last, in the hoarse tones of one to whom a revelation has been vouchsafed, he replied, “Hungry.”
Diana Gabaldon. Outlander (1991)
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