Vouch
Vouch , transitive verb
[Old English vouchen, Old French vochier to call, from Latin vocare to call, from vox, vocis, voice. See Voice, and compare Avouch.]
1.
To call; to summon. [Obsolete]
[They] vouch (as I might say) to their aid the authority of the writers.
2.
To call upon to witness; to obtest.
Vouch the silent stars and conscious moon.
3.
To warrant; to maintain by affirmations; to attest; to affirm; to avouch.
They made him ashamed to vouch the truth of the relation, and afterwards to credit it.
4.
To back; to support; to confirm; to establish.
Me damp horror chilled
At such bold words vouched with a deed so bold.
5.
(Law) To call into court to warrant and defend, or to make good a warranty of title.
He vouches the tenant in tail, who vouches over the common vouchee.
Vouch , intransitive verb
1.
To bear witness; to give testimony or full attestation.
He will not believe her until the elector of Hanover shall vouch for the truth of what she has... affirmed.
2.
To assert; to aver; to declare. — Shakespeare
Vouch , noun
Warrant; attestation. [Obsolete]
The vouch of very malice itself.