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   grant

   /ɡrɑːnt/

   verb

   • 1. agree to give or allow (something requested) to: "they were granted a meeting" Similar allowaccordpermitaffordconcedevouchsafeOpposite refuse
   • ▪ give (a right, power, property, etc.) formally or legally to: "they will grant you asylum" Similar bestow onconfer ongiveimpart topresent withaward topresent todonate tocontribute toprovide withendow withhand out tofurnish withsupply withallocate toallot toassign to
   • 2. agree or admit to (someone) that (something) is true: "he hasn't made much progress, I'll grant you that" Similar admitacceptconcedeyieldcedeallowappreciaterecognizeacknowledgeconfessagreeconcurgo along withOpposite deny

   noun

   • 1. a sum of money given by a government or other organization for a particular purpose: "a research grant"
   • ▪ the action of granting something: "we had to recommend the grant or refusal of broadcasting licences"
   • ▪ a legal conveyance or formal conferment: "a grant of probate"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French granter ‘consent to support’, variant of creanter ‘to guarantee’, based on Latin credere ‘entrust’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. grantable adjective
   • 2. granter noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • G

     2

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

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