Quick definitions from WordNet (grant)

▸ noun:  the act of providing a subsidy
▸ noun:  a right or privilege that has been granted
▸ noun:  18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)
▸ noun:  United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)
▸ noun:  Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)
▸ noun:  (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
▸ noun:  any monetary aid
▸ noun:  a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
▸ verb:  transfer by deed ("Grant land")
▸ verb:  bestow, especially officially ("Grant a degree")
▸ verb:  let have ("Grant permission")
▸ verb:  give on the basis of merit ("Funds are granted to qualified researchers")
▸ verb:  allow to have ("Grant a privilege")
▸ verb:  be willing to concede ("I grant you this much")
▸ verb:  give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
▸ name:  A surname (common: 1 in 1666 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #154)
▸ name:  A male given name (common: 1 in 2777 males; popularity rank in the U.S.: #343)

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