n. reefknot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure. grant /gra:nt/ v. 1 a consent to fulfil (a request etc.). b allow (a person) to have (a thing). 2 give formally; transfer legally. 3 (often foll. by that) admit as true; concede. n. 1 process of granting. 2 sum of money given by the State. 3 legal conveyance by written instrument. 7 take for granted 1 assume something to be true or valid. 2 cease to appreciate through familiarity. grantor /1ta:(r)/ n. (esp. in sense 2 of v.). [French gr(e)anter var. of creanter from Latin credo entrust]
