'Granting' definitions:
Definition of 'Granting'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'granting'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'Granting'
- Grant,
- Grant, IN,
- Grant, OR,
- Granted,
- Grants,
- Grant City,
- Grant County,
- Grant County, IN,
- Grant County, OR,
- Grant Parish,
- Grant Park,
- Grant Town,
- Grant, AL,
- Grant, AR,
- Grant, IA,
- Grant, KS,
- Grant, KY,
- Grant, LA,
- Grant, MI,
- Grant, MN,
- Grant, ND,
- Grant, NE,
- Grant, NM,
- Grant, OK,
- Grant, SD,
- Grant, WA,
- Grant, WI,
- Grant, WV,
- Grants Pass,
- Grants Pass, OR,
- Grants, NM,
- Kings Grant,
- Newtown Grant,
- block grant,
- cary grant,
- duncan grant,
- grant wood,
- granting immunity,
- land grant,
- president grant,
- take for granted,
- taken for granted,
- ulysses grant,
- ulysses s. grant,
- Grant City, MO,
- Grant County, AR,
- Grant County, KS,
- Grant County, KY,
- Grant County, MN,
- Grant County, ND,
- Grant County, NE,
- Grant County, NM,
- Grant County, OK,
- Grant County, SD,
- Grant County, WA,
- Grant County, WI,
- Grant County, WV,
- Grant Parish, LA,
- Grant Park, IL,
- Grant Town, WV,
- Kings Grant, NC,
- Newtown Grant, PA,
- grant-in-aid,
- hiram ulysses grant,
- ulysses simpson grant,
- direct-grant school,
- duncan james corrow grant,
- sir frederick grant banting