A US organisation whose mission is to promote exercise science, physical activity and fitness in the health and medical care of children and adolescents. A learned society whose aims are to promote the advancement of physiology and to facilitate communication, both between scientists and with other stakeholders.
Vouchsafe is a verb meaning to offer something in a condescending way. You might vouchsafe to your brother the secret to your key lime pie recipe. Because vouchsafe can mean making an offering in a gracious way, itâs sometimes used in reference to religious acts â you might vouchsafe your prayers unto God. Vouchsafe can also mean doing something in a condescending way, which makes it a word that's used in many of other contexts. For example, your fancy great aunt might vouchsafe to visit your dorm room.
Full Definition of VOCATION. 1. a: a summons or strong inclination to a particular state or course of action; especially: a divine call to the religious life b: an entry into the priesthood or a religious order. 2.a: the work in which a person is employed: occupation b: the persons engaged in a particular occupation. 3.he Latin word vox, meaning â voice, â and the related word vocÄre, meaning â to call â , give us the root voc or vok. Words from the Latin vox or vocÄre have something to do with the voice or with calling. Anything voc al is produced by the voice. A voc ation is the work that someone is called to do as a job.