vouch /ˈvaʊʧ/
(vi.)擔保,保證,證明,確定(vt.)擔保,證明,斷定,傳出庭作證
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.
Vouch, n. Warrant; attestation. [Obs.]
The vouch of very malice itself. --Shak.
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Vouch v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vouched p. pr. & vb. n. Vouching.]
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 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"