Antonyms for grant
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : grant, grahnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : grænt, grɑnt |
Definition of grant
Origin :- c.1200, "allowance, consent, permission," from Anglo-French graunter, from Old French granter, collateral variant of creanter "to promise, guarantee, confirm, authorize," from Latin credentem (nominative credens), present participle of credere "to believe, to trust" (see credo).
- noun allowance, gift
- verb authorize, allow
- But if we grant all this licence, what can it effect after all?
- Extract from : « A Theological-Political Treatise [Part II] » by Benedict of Spinoza
- Yet she would not take back the words either, nor would she grant the veil.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- We had many generals who were greater than Grant, but they were troubled with imaginations.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- Heaven rest his soul, and grant that he may not have completed The Excursion!
- Extract from : « P.'s Correspondence (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Do they think I will grant them liberties that would make me a slave?
- Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
- My health is perfect, and my daily prayer is that Heaven may grant you the same.
- Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
- The satisfaction you have in doing so, I grant it, repays you.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- A little, sir, but I think General Grant will pull us through.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- "I take it that Grant means to scoop in the Johnnies in detail," said Warner.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- It behooved him now to reach Grant as soon as he could with his news.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
Synonyms for grant
- accede
- accept
- accord
- acknowledge
- acquiesce
- admission
- admit
- agree to
- allocate
- allocation
- allot
- allotment
- alms
- appropriation
- assign
- assistance
- assume
- avow
- award
- benefaction
- bequest
- bestow
- bless
- boon
- bounty
- cede
- charity
- come across
- come around
- come through
- concede
- concession
- confer
- consent to
- contribution
- convey
- dole
- donate
- donation
- drop
- endowment
- fellowship
- gift with
- give
- give in
- give out
- give the nod
- give thumbs-up
- go along with
- gratuity
- handout
- impart
- invest
- lump
- own
- own up
- permit
- present
- privilege
- profess
- relinquish
- reward
- scholarship
- shake on
- sign off on
- sign on
- stake
- stipend
- subsidy
- suppose
- surrender
- transfer
- transmit
- vouchsafe
- yield
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