vouchsafed
Condescended to give
Vouchsafed is the past tense of vouchsafe, meaning to grant or bestow something in a gracious or condescending manner.
The word carries a formal, often archaic tone, suggesting that what's given comes from a position of authority or superiority: The king vouchsafed them an audience.
It can also mean to deign or condescend: She never vouchsafed a reply to my letters.
Given or allowed officially
- conferredFormally granted or discussed
- givenAccepted as fact
- revealedMade visible or known
- disclosedMade previously hidden known
imparted · entrusted · deigned · condescended · accorded · afforded · extended · offered
Acted beneath one's dignity
- condescendedLowered oneself in status
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- chivalricOf knightly conduct
- courtlyRefined and dignified
formal · literary · biblical · antiquated · old-fashioned · scriptural · ecclesiastical · ceremonial
granted
Given or allowed officially
disclosed · imparted · entrusted · deigned · condescended · accorded · afforded · extended · offered · presented
deigned
Acted beneath one's dignity
- condescendedLowered oneself in status
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- chivalricOf knightly conduct
courtly · formal · literary · biblical · antiquated · old-fashioned · scriptural · ecclesiastical · ceremonial · feudal
revelation
Surprising disclosed truth
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- providenceDivine protective care
favor · mercy · vision · prophecy · scripture · sacred · holy · spiritual · heavenly · miraculous
vouchsafedconcealed
Made invisible deliberately
hid · suppressed · obscured · secreted · covered up