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1. grant \'grant\ \-*-b*l\ \-*r\ \'grant-*r, -.o.(*)r; grant-'o.(*)r\ vt
[ME granten, fr. OF creanter, graanter, fr. (assumed) VL c]redentare, fr. L
credent-, credens, prp. of credere to believe - more at CREED 1a: to
consent to carry out or allow fulfillment of 1b: to permit as a right,
privilege, or favor 2: BESTOW, CONFER; specif : give the possession or tit
le of by a deed 3a: to be willing to concede 3b: to assume to be trueM
mean to give as a favor or a right. GRANT may apply to giving to a
petitioner, often a subordinate or inferior, something sought that could be
withheld; CONCEDE implies a yielding with reluctance to a rightful or
compelling claim; VOUCHSAFE implies a granting as a courtesy or as an act
of gracious condescension; ACCORD implies the sometimes reluctant granting
of what is due to someone because of his station or character; AWARD
applies to the granting of something merited or earned - grant.able aj SYN
syn GRANT, CONCEDE, VOUCHSAFE, ACCORD, AWARD)
2. grant n 1: the act of granting 2: something granted; esp : a gift for a
particular purpose 3a: a transfer of property by deed or writing 3b: the
instrument by which such a transfer is made; also : the pro perty so
transferred 4: a minor territorial division of Maine, New Hampshire, or
Vermont orig. g ranted by the state to an individual or institution