granted
adverb
[ ˈɡrɑːntɪd ]
• admittedly; it is true (used to introduce a factor which is opposed to the main line of argument but is not regarded as so strong as to invalidate it).
• "granted, Marie was two years older than her, but it wasn't a question of age"
granted
conjunction
• even assuming that.
• "granted that officers were used to making decisions, they still couldn't be expected to understand"
grant
verb
• agree to give or allow (something requested) to.
• "they were granted a meeting"
• agree or admit to (someone) that (something) is true.
• "he hasn't made much progress, I'll grant you that"
Similar:
admit,
accept,
concede,
yield,
cede,
allow,
appreciate,
recognize,
acknowledge,
confess,
agree,
concur,
go along with,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French granter ‘consent to support’, variant of creanter ‘to guarantee’, based on Latin credere ‘entrust’.
