to consent to carry out or fulfil (e.g. a wish or request)
to give (something) as a right, privilege, or favour
to bestow or transfer (something, e.g. a title or property) formally
to be willing to concede (something)
I grant you it was a rather rash decision
to assume (something) to be true
take somebody or something for granted
to assume to be (something) as true, real, or certain to occur
to value (somebody or something) too lightly
grantable adj
grantee noun
granter noun
grantor /grahnʹtaw/ noun
[Middle English granten via early French creanter, graanter to guarantee, assure from Latin credent-, credens, present part. of credere to believe]