English → Latin
“vouchsafe” in Latin
praestōto be preferable, better, coupled with quam; to be outstanding, be exceeding in something, to excel, stand out, be superconcēdōto depart, retire or withdraw, come away, come, go away; to disappear or vanish; to relinquish, concede, relent, subside
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
vouchsafe
praestare (to perform, furnish): concedere (to grant, concede; e.g., aliquid alicui non petenti ac sine praecautione): aliquid faciendi potestatem facere (to give permission; e.g., colloquendi secum potestatem facere). To vouchsafe to grant a petition, alicui petenti satisfacere or non deesse; facere quae aliquis petiit; alicujus precibus indulgere (opposed to alicujus preces repudiare; alicui petenti deesse or non satisfacere).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for vouchsafe?
- The usual Latin words for “vouchsafe” are praestō, concēdō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.