Vouchsafe vs Guarantee - What's the difference?
vouchsafe | guarantee |
To graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to deign to acknowledge.
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To receive or accept in condescension.
Anything that assures a certain outcome.
A written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly.
A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.
The person to whom a guarantee is made.
To assure that something will get done right.
To assume responsibility for a debt.
To make something certain.
As verbs the difference between vouchsafe and guarantee
is that vouchsafe is to graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc; to deign to acknowledge while guarantee is to assure that something will get done right.As a noun guarantee is
anything that assures a certain outcome.vouchsafe
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Verb
- It is not said by the apostle that God vouchsafed to the heathens the means of salvation.
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Noun
(en noun)- Can you give me a guarantee that he will be fit for the match?
- The cooker comes with a 5-year guarantee .
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Verb
(d)- The long sunny days guarantee a good crop.