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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Grant \Grant\ (gr[.a]nt), 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Grant me the place of this threshing floor. --1
                                                    Chron. xxi.
                                                    22.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To bestow or confer, with or without compensation,
        particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Wherefore did God grant me my request. --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to
        yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Grant that the Fates have firmed by their decree.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     Syn: Syn.-- To give; confer; bestow; convey; transfer; admit;
          allow; concede. See Give.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Grant \Grant\, 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
                                                    Chrcn. 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: Syn.-- To give; confer; bestow; convey; transfer; admit;
          allow; concede. See Give.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  granting
     n.
     The act by which something is granted.
     vb.
     (present participle of en grant nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  granting
     n.
     The act by which something is granted.
     vb.
     (present participle of en grant nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  granting
     n.
     The act by which something is granted.
     vb.
     (present participle of en grant nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  granting
     n.
     The act by which something is granted.
     vb.
     (present participle of en grant nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  granting
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm g rant ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  granting
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en grant ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb grant)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Granting /ɡɹˈantɪŋ/
  المنح

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  granting /ɡɹˈantɪŋ/ 
  umožňující

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  granting /ɡɹˈantɪŋ/
  Erteilung 
     Synonyms: giving, issuing
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  granting /ɡɹˈantɪŋ/
  Gewährung , Bewilligung , Zusprache  [Schw.]  [adm.]  [jur.]
           Note: von etw.
        "the granting of a loan"  - die Bewilligung eines Darlehens
     Synonyms: grant, allowing, giving
  
   see: giving shelter
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  granting /ɡɹˈantɪŋ/
  gewährend, einräumend
     Synonym: according
  
   see: grant sb. sth., accord sb. sth., granted, accorded, grant (to) sb. the right to do sth., grant a request / a pension, grant sb. access to a lawyer
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  granting /ɡɹˈantɪŋ/
  stattgebend, erhörend
   see: grant, granted
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  granting /ɡɹˈantɪŋ/
  zubilligend
     Synonym: allowing
  
   see: grant sb. sth., allow sb. sth., granted, allowed, propose grantig this province wide-ranging autonomy, He made an effort, I'll grant/allow him that., He is clever, I grant, but …
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɡɹænɪŋ/, /ˈɡɹæntɪŋ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  37 Moby Thesaurus words for "granting":
     accommodation, accordance, admitting, admitting that, allowing,
     allowing that, award, awarding, bestowal, bestowment,
     communication, concession, conferment, conferral, contribution,
     deliverance, delivery, donation, endowment, exempting, furnishment,
     gifting, giving, grant, impartation, impartment, investiture,
     liberality, offer, presentation, presentment, provision,
     subscription, supplying, surrender, vouchsafement, waiving
  
  

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