to vouch for a witness
1vouch for — index accredit, affirm (uphold), assure (insure), attest, authorize, avouch (guarantee) …
2vouch for — [verb] 1. guarantee, answer for, certify, give assurance of, stand witness, swear to 2. confirm, affirm, assert, attest to, support, uphold * * * vouch for [phrasal verb] vouch for (someone or something) : to say that (someone or something) is… …
3witness — wit·ness 1 n [Old English witnes knowledge, testimony, witness, from wit mind, sense, knowledge] 1 a: attestation of a fact or event in witness whereof the parties have executed this release b: evidence (as of the authenticity of a conveyance by… …
4vouch — [vautʃ] v vouch for / [vouch for sb/sth] phr v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: vocher to state, call as a witness , from Latin vocare; VOCATION] 1.) to say that you firmly believe that something is true or good because of your experience… …
5Vouch — Vouch, v. i. 1. To bear witness; to give testimony or full attestation. [1913 Webster] He will not believe her until the elector of Hanover shall vouch for the truth of what she has . . . affirmed. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. To assert; to aver; to… …
6witness — [n] person who observes an event attestant, attestor, beholder, bystander, corroborator, deponent, eyewitness, gawker, looker on, observer, onlooker, proof, rubbernecker*, signatory, signer, spectator, testifier, testimony, viewer, watcher;… …
7witness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. testimony, proof, evidence, corroboration; deponent, eyewitness; testifier, attestor; beholder, observer. v. t. see, observe; attest, sign, subscribe to, bear witness to. See presence. II (Roget s IV) …
8vouch — v 1.Usu. vouch for endorse, support, back up, stand behind or by; sponsor, countersign, witness, sign for, answer for, subscribe, undersign, co sign. 2.Often vouch for guarantee, ensure, secure, Finance. bond, Law. mortgage; insure, indemnify,… …
9vouch — /vaʊtʃ / (say vowch) verb (t) 1. to warrant; attest; confirm. 2. to sustain or uphold by some practical proof or demonstration, or as such proof does. 3. to affirm or declare as with warrant; vouch for. 4. to adduce or quote in support, as… …
10vouch — /vowch/, v.i. 1. to support as being true, certain, reliable, etc. (usually fol. by for): Her record in office vouches for her integrity. 2. to attest; guarantee; certify (usually fol. by for): to vouch for someone in a business transaction. v.t …
