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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
granted adj acknowledged as a supposition; "given the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it started" Synonym(s): given, granted
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grant \Grant\, 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. Grant me the place of this threshing floor. --1 Chrcn. xxi. 22. 2. To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give. Wherefore did God grant me my request. --Milton. 3. To admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede. Grant that the Fates have firmed by their decree. --Dryden. Syn: Syn.-- To give; confer; bestow; convey; transfer; admit; allow; concede. See {Give}.