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Nov 30, 2009
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vouch



Pronunciation: (vouch), [key]
—v.i.
1. to support as being true, certain, reliable, etc. (usually fol. by for): Her record in office vouches for her integrity.
2. to attest; guarantee; certify (usually fol. by for): to vouch for someone in a business transaction.

—v.t.
1. to sustain or uphold by, or as if by, practical proof or demonstration.
2. (formerly) to call or summon (a person) into court to make good a warranty of title.
3. to adduce or quote in support, as extracts from a book or author; cite in warrant or justification, as authority, instances, facts, etc.
4. Archaic.to warrant or attest; to support or authenticate with vouchers.
5. Archaic.to declare as with warrant; vouch for.
6. Obs.to call or take as a witness.

—n. Obs.
1. a vouching; an assertion.
2. a formal attestation; a supporting warrant.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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