vouchsafe

/vau̇ch-ˈsāf/

Middle English vouchen sauf to grant, consent, deign, from Anglo-French voucher salf

verb

  1. to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner

  2. to give by way of reply

  3. to grant as a privilege or special favor

refused to vouchsafe an explanation

grant concede vouchsafe accord award mean to give as a favor or a right. grant implies giving to a claimant or petitioner something that could be withheld. concede implies yielding something reluctantly in response to a rightful or compelling claim.