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I. transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French granter, graanter, from Vulgar Latin *credentare, from Latin credent-, credens, present participle of credere to believe — more at creed
Date: 13th century
1.
a. to consent to carry out for a person ; allow fulfillment of <
grant a request
>
b. to permit as a right, privilege, or favor <luggage allowances granted to passengers
>
2. to bestow or transfer formally <grant a scholarship to a student
>; specifically to give the possession or title of by a deed
3.
a. to be willing to concede
b. to assume to be true <granting that you are correct, you may find it hard to prove your point
>
• grantable adjective
• granter noun
• grantor noun
Synonyms:
grant, concede, vouchsafe, accord, award mean to give as a favor or a right. grant implies giving to a claimant or petitioner something that could be withheld <granted them a new hearing
>. concede implies yielding something reluctantly in response to a rightful or compelling claim <even her critics concede she can be charming
>. vouchsafe implies granting something as a courtesy or an act of gracious condescension <vouchsafed the secret to only a few chosen disciples
>. accord implies giving to another what is due or proper <accorded all the honors befitting a head of state
>. award implies giving what is deserved or merited usually after a careful weighing of pertinent factors <awarded the company a huge defense contract
>.
II. noun
Date: 13th century
1. the act of granting
2. something granted; especially a gift (as of land or money) for a particular purpose
3.
a. a transfer of property by deed or writing
b. the instrument by which such a transfer is made; also the property so transferred
4. a minor territorial division of Maine, New Hampshire, or Vermont originally granted by the state to an individual or institution
New Collegiate Dictionary.
2001.
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