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grant

  [grant, grahnt]
Use granted in a Sentence
–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
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.
—Idiom
10. take for granted,
a. to accept without question or objection; assume: Your loyalty to the cause is taken for granted.
b. to use, accept, or treat in a careless or indifferent manner: A marriage can be headed for trouble if either spouse begins to take the other for granted.
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

Related forms:
grant⋅a⋅ble, adjective
grant⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
granter, noun

Synonyms:
1. award, vouchsafe. 2. See give. 6, 7. concession, bequest. 7. conveyance.

Antonyms:
1, 2. receive.
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grant   (grānt)   
tr.v.   grant·ed, grant·ing, grants

  1. To consent to the fulfillment of: grant a request.

  2. To accord as a favor, prerogative, or privilege: granted the franchise to all citizens.

    1. To bestow; confer: grant aid.

    2. To transfer (property) by a deed.

  4. To concede; acknowledge: I grant the genius of your plan, but you still will not find backers.

n.  

  1. The act of granting.

    1. Something granted.

    2. A giving of funds for a specific purpose: federal grants for medical research.

    3. A transfer of property by deed.

    4. The property so transferred.

    5. The deed by which the property is so transferred.

  3. Law

    1. A transfer of property by deed.

    2. The property so transferred.

    3. The deed by which the property is so transferred.

  4. One of several tracts of land in New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont originally granted to an individual or a group.


[Middle English granten, from Old French granter, variant of creanter, from Vulgar Latin *crēdentāre, to assure, from Latin crēdēns, crēdent-, present participle of crēdere, to believe; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]
grant'a·ble adj., grant'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

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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Legal Dictionary

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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Idioms & Phrases

granted

see take for granted.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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