v. & n.
--v.tr.
1. a consent to fulfil (a request, wish, etc.) (granted all he asked). b allow (a person) to have (a thing) (granted me my freedom). c (as granted) colloq. apology accepted; pardon given.
2 give (rights, property, etc.) formally; transfer legally.
3 (often foll. by that + clause) admit as true; concede, esp. as a basis for argument.
--n.
1. the process of granting or a thing granted.
2 a sum of money given by the State for any of various purposes, esp. to finance education.
3 Law a a legal conveyance by written instrument. b formal conferment.
Phrases and idioms:
grant-in-aid (pl. grants-in-aid) a grant by central government to local government or an institution. take for granted
1. assume something to be true or valid.
2 cease to appreciate through familiarity.
Derivatives:
grantable adj. grantee n. (esp. in sense 2 of v.). granter n. grantor n. (esp. in sense 2 of v.).
Etymology: ME f. OF gr(e)anter var. of creanter ult. f. part. of L credere entrust