vouches for
Personally guarantees reliability
To vouch for someone or something is to personally guarantee their quality, truthfulness, or reliability: I can vouch for her honesty.
The phrase implies putting your own reputation on the line—if they fail, you look bad too.
You might vouch for a friend's character, vouch for the accuracy of information, or vouch for a product's effectiveness: He vouched for the restaurant, so we tried it.
- verifyConfirm accuracy or truth
- warrantFormal authorization document
- attestDeclare something true
- affirmDeclare to be true
- corroborateConfirm with supporting evidence
notarize · seal of approval · guarantee · certify · substantiate · back · authenticate · backs up · answer for · champion · pledge · recommend · assure · endorse · defend · validate · authorize · speak for
vouches fordenounces
Publicly criticizes harshly
condemns · discredits · disparages · disavows · repudiates
vouches fordoubts
Feelings of uncertainty
questions · distrusts · mistrusts · suspects · challenges
vouches fordisavows
Denies responsibility or connection
disowns · washes hands of · repudiates · disclaims · renounces
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