Grant (grȧnt), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Granted; p. pr. & vb. n.Granting.] [OE. graunten, granten, OF. graanter, craanter, creanter, to promise, yield, LL. creantare to promise, assure, for (assumed LL.) credentare to make believe, fr. L. credens, p. pr. of credere to believe. See Creed, Credit.] 1. To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the possession or title of; to convey; — usually in answer to petition.
Grant me the place of this threshing floor. 1 Chron. xxi. 22.
2. To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give.
Wherefore did God grant me my request. Milton.
3. To admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede.
Grant that the Fates have firmed by their decree. Dryden.
Syn.— To give; confer; bestow; convey; transfer; admit; allow; concede. See Give.