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grant
[grant, grahnt]
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to bestow or confer, esp. by a formal act: to grant a charter. |
| 2. | to give or accord: to grant permission. |
| 3. | to agree or accede to: to grant a request. |
| 4. | to admit or concede; accept for the sake of argument: I grant that point. |
| 5. | to transfer or convey, esp. by deed or writing: to grant property. |
–noun
—Idiom| 6. | something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land: Several major foundations made large grants to fund the research project. |
| 7. | the act of granting. |
| 8. | Law. a transfer of property. |
| 9. | a geographical unit in Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire, originally a grant of land to a person or group of people. |
| 10. | take for granted,
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Origin:
1175–1225; ME gra(u)nten < OF graunter, var. of crëanter < VL *credentāre, v. deriv. of L crēdent-, s. of crēdēns, prp. of crēdere to believe
1175–1225; ME gra(u)nten < OF graunter, var. of crëanter < VL *credentāre, v. deriv. of L crēdent-, s. of crēdēns, prp. of crēdere to believe

Related forms:
grant⋅a⋅ble, adjective
grant⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
granter, noun
Antonyms:
1, 2. receive.
1, 2. receive.
Grant
[grant, grahnt]
–noun
| 1. | Cary (Archibald Leach ), 1904–86, U.S. actor, born in England. |
| 2. | He⋅ber Jed⋅e⋅di⋅ah [hee-ber jed-i-dahy-uh] , 1856–1945, U.S. president of the Mormon Church 1918–45. |
| 3. | Ulysses S(impson) 1822–85, 18th president of the U.S. 1869–77: Union general in the Civil War. |
| 4. | a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “large, great.” |
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| Grant, Ulysses Simpson Originally Hiram Ulysses Grant. 1822-1885. The 18th President of the United States (1869-1877) and a Civil War general. After his victorious Vicksburg campaign (1862-1863), he was made commander in chief of the Union Army (1864) and accepted the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee at Appomattox (1865). Grant's two-term presidency was marred by widespread graft and corruption. |
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Grant
Grant\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Granted; p. pr. & vb. n. Granting.] [OE. graunten, granten, OF. graanter, craanter, creanter, to promise, yield, LL. creantare to promise, assure, for (assumed LL.) credentare to make believe, fr. L. credens, p. pr. of credere to believe. See Creed, Credit.]1. To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the possession or title of; to convey; -- usually in answer to petition. Grant me the place of this threshing floor. --1 Chrcn. xxi. 22. 2. To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give. Wherefore did God grant me my request. --Milton. 3. To admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede. Grant that the Fates have firmed by their decree. --Dryden. Syn: Syn.-- To give; confer; bestow; convey; transfer; admit; allow; concede. See Give.Grant
Grant\, v. i. To assent; to consent. [Obs.] --Chaucer.Grant
Grant\, n. [OE. grant, graunt, OF. graant, creant, promise, assurance. See Grant, v. t.]1. The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission. 2. The yielding or admission of something in dispute. 3. The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon. 4. (Law) A transfer of property by deed or writing; especially, au appropriation or conveyance made by the government; as, a grant of land or of money; also, the deed or writing by which the transfer is made. Note: Formerly, in English law, the term was specifically applied to transfrrs of incorporeal hereditaments, expectant estates, and letters patent from government and such is its present application in some of the United States. But now, in England the usual mode of transferring realty is by grant; and so, in some of the United States, the term grant is applied to conveyances of every kind of real property. --Bouvier. Burrill.
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Language Translation for : Grant
Spanish:
conceder, otorgar,
German:
bewilligen,
Japanese:
与える
grant (v.)
c.1225, "what is agreed to," from Anglo-Fr. graunter, from O.Fr. granter, variant of creanter "to promise, guarantee, confirm, authorize," from L. credentem (nom. credens), prp. of credere "to believe, to trust." The verb is first attested c.1300. To take (something) for granted (1615) is from the sense of "admitted, acknowledged."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: grant
Function: transitive verb
1 : to permit as a right or privilege <grant a new trial>
2 : to bestow or transfer formally; specifically : to transfer the possession or title of by a deed : CONVEY
Main Entry: grant
Function: noun
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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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