grant

  • 71grant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. gift, allotment, contribution. v. bestow, give, yield; concede; permit; contribute. See giving, permission, consent, rightness, transfer. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. gift, boon, reward, award, honorarium …

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  • 72grant — [13] To grant something etymologically implies an element of ‘belief’ or ‘trust’, although there is virtually no semantic trace of these left in the word today. Its ultimate source was crēdens, the present participle of Latin crēdere ‘believe’… …

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  • 73grant — 1. verb 1) he granted them leave of absence Syn: allow, accord, permit, afford, vouchsafe Ant: refuse 2) he granted them $20,000 Syn: give, award, bestow …

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  • 74grant — 1. verb 1) he granted them leave of absence Syn: allow, permit, accord, afford 2) he granted them £20,000 Syn: give, award, bestow on, confer on, present with, endow with 3) …

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  • 75grant — [13] To grant something etymologically implies an element of ‘belief’ or ‘trust’, although there is virtually no semantic trace of these left in the word today. Its ultimate source was crēdens, the present participle of Latin crēdere ‘believe’… …

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  • 76Grant — 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;… …

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  • 77grant — 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;… …

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  • 78Grant — I. biographical name Cary 1904 1986 originally Archibald Alexander Leach American (British born) actor II. biographical name Ulysses S. 1822 1885 originally Hiram Ulysses Grant American general; 18th president of the United States (1869 77) …

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  • 79Grant — englischer Name, Bedeutung: der Große. Namensträger: Frederick Grant Banting, kanadischer Mediziner …

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  • 80Grant — Sp Grántas Ap Grant L JAV: dažna apyg., Perkinso apyg. c. (Nebraska), k. Vosako klng. (Nevada) …

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