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grantnoun a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal actionapplied for a federal grant to restore the church, one of the oldest and most architecturally significant in the state allocation, allotment, annuity, appropriation, entitlement, subsidy, subvention aid, assistance, block grant, grant-in-aid, set-asideforeign aid, relief, state aidadvance, allowance, benefit, bequest, endowment, fund, legacy, stipend, trust, trust fund to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantlyyou will grant that she is difficult to work with acknowledge, admit, agree, allow, concede, confess, fess (up), own (up to) disburden, unburden, unloadaffirm, avow, confirm, professaccept, recognize, yieldannounce, break, broadcast, communicate, declare, disclose, divulge, impart, proclaim, publish, reveal, spill, tell, unveilbetray, blab, expose, give away, inform, leak, rat, squeal, talk, tattle, tip (off), warn, wise (up)breathe, say, whisper come clean (about) deny disallow, disavow, disclaim, disowncontradict, dispute, gainsay, negate, negativerebut, refute, reject, repudiateconceal, cover (up), hide, obscure, veilkid (oneself) to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publiclyby the power vested in me, I grant you the keys to the city accord, award, confer, vest bestow, contribute, donate, give, present, showfurnish, provide, supplyextend, offer, profferallocate, appropriate, assignappoint, designate, dub, fix, name, set abort, call, call off, drop, recall, repeal, rescind, revokeabrogate, annul, invalidate, nullify, void, write offrecant, retract, take back, withdraw v.grant, concede, vouchsafe, accord, award mean to give as a favor or a right.grant implies giving to a claimant or petitioner something that could be withheld.granted them a new hearing concede implies yielding something reluctantly in response to a rightful or compelling claim.even her critics concede she can be charming vouchsafe implies granting something as a courtesy or an act of gracious condescension.vouchsafed the secret to only a few chosen disciples accord implies giving to another what is due or proper.accorded all the honors befitting a head of state award implies giving what is deserved or merited usually after a careful weighing of pertinent factors.awarded the company a huge defense contract in the 13th century |