grant

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Synonyms: graft, grunt, grand, rant, giant, trant, grat, gerant, gyant, brant, graunt

Antonyms: graft, grunt, grand, rant, giant, trant, grat, gerant, gyant, brant, graunt

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|ditransitive}} To [[give]] ([[permission]] or [[wish]]).
2. {{lb|en|ditransitive}} To [[give]] ([[bestow]] upon or [[confer]], particularly in [[answer]] to [[prayer]] or [[request]]).
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[agree]] with (someone) on (something); to [[accept]] (something) for the [[sake]] of [[argument]]; to [[admit]] to (someone) that (something) is [[true]].
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[assent]]; to [[consent]].<ref name=Webster>{{R:Webster 1913}}</ref>

Noun

1. The act of granting or giving
2. The yielding or admission of something in dispute.<ref name=Webster />
3. The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.<ref name=Webster />
4. {{lb|en|law}} A transfer of [[property]] by [[deed]] or writing; especially, an appropriation or [[conveyance]] made by the government.<ref name=Webster />
5. The deed or writing by which such a transfer is made.<ref name=Webster />
6. {{lb|en|informal}} An [[application]] for a grant {{gloss|monetary boon to aid research or the like}}.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en|English|from=nicknames}} and a Scottish clan name, from a nickname meaning "large".
2. {{given name|en|male|from=surnames}}.
3. A [[placename]]

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