grant
grant (grănt) verb, transitive
granted, granting, 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.
3. a. To bestow; confer: grant aid. b. To transfer (property) by a deed.
4. To concede; acknowledge: I grant the genius of your plan, but you still will not find backers.
noun
1. The act of granting.
2. a. Something granted. b. A giving of funds for a specific purpose: federal grants for medical research.
3. Law. a. A transfer of property by deed. b. The property so transferred. c. 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.]
grantʹable adjective
grantʹer noun
Synonyms: grant, vouchsafe, concede, accord, award. These verbs mean to give as a favor, prerogative, or privilege. Grant usually implies that the giver is in a higher position, as one of authority, than the receiver and that he or she acts out of justice, mercy, or generosity: granted the petitioner's request; granting permission. Vouchsafe emphasizes more strongly the giver's superior position and connotes condescension: won't vouchsafe an answer to your question. Concede usually implies giving reluctantly in response to a strong claim: had to concede the mayor's incorruptible honesty. Accord and award suggest that what is granted is proper, merited, or appropriate: must accord the senator the respect she is due; hopes to be awarded a stipend for further research.