grant
To give (permission or wish).
Example
“He was granted permission to attend the meeting.”
Other meanings
To give (bestow upon or confer, particularly in answer to prayer or request).
To agree with (someone) on (something); to accept (something) for the sake of argument; to admit to (someone) that (something) is true.
Related words
- grantable
- regrant
- ungrant
Word history
From Latin "credere" (to believe, trust).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “grant” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.