Antonyms for vouch


Grammar : Verb
Spell : vouch
Phonetic Transcription : vaʊtʃ


Definition of vouch

Origin :
  • early 14c., "summon into court to prove a title," from Anglo-French voucher, Old French vocher "to call, summon, invoke, claim," probably from Gallo-Romance *voticare, metathesis of Latin vocitare "to call to, summon insistently," frequentative of Latin vocare "to call, call upon, summon" (see voice (n.)). Meaning "guarantee to be true or accurate" is first attested 1590s. Related: Vouched; vouching.
  • verb give assurance
Example sentences :
  • She seemed to take charge, to adopt me with the house, to accept and audit and vouch for us.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • It was said, afterwards, we were in five fathoms water at this time, but for this I will not vouch.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • I give you the rumour as it has reached me; but I cannot, as yet, vouch for its accuracy.
  • Extract from : « The Mudfog and Other Sketches » by Charles Dickens
  • I can only vouch for its veracity by quoting the famous phrase, "If you see it in the Sun, it is so."
  • Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow
  • The publisher of this paper will vouch for my entire reliability.
  • Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various
  • "I'll not vouch for that, even," said Eve, blushing and laughing.
  • Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • I 'm quite ready to vouch for you, Tom, but you 'll have to take the affair into your own management.
  • Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever
  • Let him once take an interest in the place and the people, and I'll vouch for the rest.
  • Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever
  • He was sorry they were not oysters, but the Chablis, he could vouch for.
  • Extract from : « Arthur O'Leary » by Charles James Lever
  • They who have no memory for the deeds that have been done unless they vouch for future conquests.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson

Synonyms for vouch

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019