grant+or+bestow

  • 21grant — grantable, adj. grantedly, adv. granter, n. /grant, grahnt/, v.t. 1. to bestow or confer, esp. by a formal act: to grant a charter. 2. to give or accord: to grant permission. 3. to agree or accede to: to grant a request. 4. to admit or concede;… …

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  • 22grant — /grænt / (say grant), /grant / (say grahnt) verb (t) 1. to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a right. 2. to give or accord: to grant permission. 3. to agree or accede to: to grant a request. 4. to admit or concede; accept for …

  • 23grant — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French granter, graanter, from Vulgar Latin *credentare, from Latin credent , credens, present participle of credere to believe more at creed Date: 13th century 1. a. to consent to carry… …

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  • 24bestow — Synonyms and related words: accord, administer, afford, allot, allow, apply, award, bestow on, billet, board, bunk, communicate, confer, consecrate to, consume, deal, deal out, dedicate to, devote, dish out, dispense, dole, dole out, domicile,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 25grant — 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 …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 26grant — 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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  • 27bestow — bestowal, bestowment, n. /bi stoh /, v.t. 1. to present as a gift; give; confer (usually fol. by on or upon): The trophy was bestowed upon the winner. 2. to put to some use; apply: Time spent in study is time well bestowed. 3. Archaic. a. to… …

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  • 28grant — 1. verb /ɡɹɑːnt,ɡɹænt/ a) To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the possession or title of; to convey; usually in answer to petition. b) To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to… …

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  • 29bestow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. donate, present, confer, bequeath. See giving. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. give, bequeath, present, offer; see give 1 . See Synonym Study at give . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. present, give,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 30bestow — be·stow || bɪ stəʊ v. give, grant …

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