■ verb
1》 agree to give or allow (something requested) to.
↘give (a right, property, etc.) formally or legally to.
2》 agree or admit to (someone) that (something) is true.
■ noun
1》 a sum of money given by a government or public body for a particular purpose.
2》 formal the action of ~ing something.
3》 Law a legal conveyance or formal conferment.
Phrases
take for ~ed
1》 fail to appreciate through overfamiliarity.
2》 ( take something for ~ed ) assume that something is true.
Derivatives
~able adjective
~ee noun ( chiefly Law ).
~er noun
~or noun ( chiefly Law ).
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~er 'consent to support', var. of creanter 'to guarantee', based on L. credere 'entrust'.