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vouch

/ˈvaʊtʃ/VOWCH
/ˈvaʊtʃ/VOWCH

Meaningcall

Common meaning: confirm that something is true

Journey through time

  1. Latinvocare‘call’source
  2. Old Frenchvocher‘call as a witness’source
  3. Middle Englishvouchen‘call to support’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftscall to support → confirm that something is truevouch‘confirm that something is true’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin vocare ‘call’.

Roots

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