grant
English Thesaurus
1. the act of providing a subsidy (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | award, awarding, |
| definition | : | a grant made by a law court (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | block grant, |
| definition | : | a grant of federal money to state and local governments to support social welfare programs (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | grant-in-aid, |
| definition | : | a grant from a central government to a local government (noun.act) |
2. a right or privilege that has been granted (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | right, |
| definition | : | an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature (noun.attribute) |
3. a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | contract, |
| definition | : | a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | franchise, |
| definition | : | an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place (noun.communication) |
4. 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | full general, general, |
| definition | : | a general officer of the highest rank (noun.person) |
5. United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986) (noun.person)
6. Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | painter, |
| definition | : | an artist who paints (noun.person) |
| member meronym | : | bloomsbury group, |
| definition | : | an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles (noun.group) |
7. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance (noun.possession)
| hyponym | : | apanage, appanage, |
| definition | : | a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | land grant, |
| definition | : | a grant of public land (as to a railway or college) (noun.possession) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
8. any monetary aid (noun.possession)
| hyponym | : | subsidy, |
| definition | : | a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | grant-in-aid, |
| definition | : | a grant to a person or school for some educational project (noun.possession) |
9. be willing to concede (verb.communication)
| hyponym | : | forgive, |
| definition | : | stop blaming or grant forgiveness (verb.communication) |
10. allow to have (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | give, |
| definition | : | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | give, |
| definition | : | accord by verdict (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | enfranchise, |
| definition | : | grant voting rights (verb.social) |
11. let have (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | give, |
| definition | : | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | vouchsafe, |
| definition | : | grant in a condescending manner (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | allowance, |
| definition | : | put on a fixed allowance, as of food (verb.possession) |
12. transfer by deed (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | gift, give, present, |
| definition | : | give as a present; make a gift of (verb.possession) |
13. give as judged due or on the basis of merit (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | give, |
| definition | : | cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense (verb.possession) |
14. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | give, |
| definition | : | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody (verb.possession) |
15. the act of providing a subsidy (noun.act)
| derivation | : | subsidise, subsidize, |
| definition | : | secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces (verb.possession) |
16. a right or privilege that has been granted (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | allow, grant, |
| definition | : | let have (verb.possession) |
17. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance (noun.possession)
| derivation | : | assign, |
| definition | : | transfer one's right to (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | deed over, grant, |
| definition | : | transfer by deed (verb.possession) |
18. any monetary aid (noun.possession)
| derivation | : | award, grant, |
| definition | : | give as judged due or on the basis of merit (verb.possession) |
19. be willing to concede (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | concessive, |
| definition | : | of or pertaining to concession (adj.pert) |
20. allow to have (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | grant, |
| definition | : | a right or privilege that has been granted (noun.attribute) |
21. let have (verb.possession)
| antonym | : | deny, refuse, |
| definition | : | refuse to let have (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | grant, |
| definition | : | a right or privilege that has been granted (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | granter, |
| definition | : | a person who grants or gives something (noun.person) |
22. transfer by deed (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | grantee, |
| definition | : | a recipient of a grant (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | grantor, |
| definition | : | a person who makes a grant in legal form (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | assignment, grant, |
| definition | : | (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance (noun.possession) |
23. give as judged due or on the basis of merit (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | grantee, |
| definition | : | a recipient of a grant (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | grant, |
| definition | : | any monetary aid (noun.possession) |
24. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | ceding, cession, |
| definition | : | the act of ceding (noun.act) |
25. bestow, especially officially (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | grantee, |
| definition | : | a recipient of a grant (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | granter, |
| definition | : | a person who grants or gives something (noun.person) |
26. the act of providing a subsidy (noun.act)
| derivation | : | subsidise, subsidize, |
| definition | : | secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces (verb.possession) |
27. a right or privilege that has been granted (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | allow, grant, |
| definition | : | let have (verb.possession) |
28. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance (noun.possession)
| derivation | : | assign, |
| definition | : | transfer one's right to (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | deed over, grant, |
| definition | : | transfer by deed (verb.possession) |
29. any monetary aid (noun.possession)
| derivation | : | award, grant, |
| definition | : | give as judged due or on the basis of merit (verb.possession) |
30. be willing to concede (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | concessive, |
| definition | : | of or pertaining to concession (adj.pert) |
31. allow to have (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | grant, |
| definition | : | a right or privilege that has been granted (noun.attribute) |
32. let have (verb.possession)
| antonym | : | deny, refuse, |
| definition | : | refuse to let have (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | grant, |
| definition | : | a right or privilege that has been granted (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | granter, |
| definition | : | a person who grants or gives something (noun.person) |
33. transfer by deed (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | grantee, |
| definition | : | a recipient of a grant (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | grantor, |
| definition | : | a person who makes a grant in legal form (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | assignment, grant, |
| definition | : | (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance (noun.possession) |
34. give as judged due or on the basis of merit (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | grantee, |
| definition | : | a recipient of a grant (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | grant, |
| definition | : | any monetary aid (noun.possession) |
35. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | ceding, cession, |
| definition | : | the act of ceding (noun.act) |
36. bestow, especially officially (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | grantee, |
| definition | : | a recipient of a grant (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | granter, |
| definition | : | a person who grants or gives something (noun.person) |
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