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warrant verb trans. ME.
[Old French warantir, warandir vars. of g(u)arantir, -andir from Proto-Romance, from base of WARRANT noun1.]
Keep safe from danger; protect (from). ME-L16.
a. Guarantee as true; make oneself answerable for (a statement). Now chiefly in I warrant, I'll warrant, I am certain, I'll be bound. ME.
Tennyson I warrant, man, that we shall bring you round.
b. Promise or predict as certain. L16-E19.
Law.
a. Guarantee the security of (land, possessions, etc.) to a person. Also (gen.), guarantee the safety or security of (a person or thing) from, for, or against danger, harm, etc. LME.
T. Fuller He had so cunningly contrived all his plots, as to warrant himself against all events.
b. Give warranty of (title); give warranty of title to (a person). L15.
Guarantee (goods etc.) to be of the specified quality, quantity, etc. LME.
L. M. Montgomery It was warranted to dye any hair..black and wouldn't wash off.
b. Promise under guarantees. M19.
a. Assure (a person) of a fact. Chiefly in I warrant you, I'll warrant you. E16.
Southey I'll warrant thee thou'lt drain His life-blood dry.
b. Provide (a person) with a formal guarantee, promise or assurance. Also with double obj. Now rare. M16.
Attest the truth of; authenticate. M16.
Grant (a person) authorization to do something; authorize, sanction, (a course of action). L16.
G. Mackenzie Nor can the Council..warrand any to do what would otherwise be a crime.
a. Justify by appeal to authority or evidence, find warrant for. E-M17.
b. Of a thing: provide sufficient grounds for (a course of action); justify. M17.
A. J. Ayer He thought that the evils of Nazism warranted armed resistance. D. Murphy He judged our numerous discomforts too trivial to warrant..expert attention.
c. Justify (a person) in a course of action. L17.
Appoint (an officer) by a warrant. rare. M18.