Grant and Hold

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Grant verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.

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Hold is an antonym for grant in authorize topic.

Nearby Words: granted, granting, grantee, grantor

Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.

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Grant is an antonym for hold.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

old	old grant	old hold
good	good grant	good hold
typical	typical grant	typical hold
small	small grant	small hold
Other adjectives: powerful, massive, big, huge, famous, last, said.

power	grant power	hold power
people	grant people	hold people
peace	grant peace	hold peace
amount	grant amount	hold amount
Other words: number, time, title, items, weapons.

You can make a Pokémon hold anything, but a large set of them actually grant a tangible benefit like +10% damage with a certain move type, a small stat boost, always going first, etc.

Source: Improbable Accessory Effect
Additionally, there are altars around the map that can be captured by standing on them and grant power-ups to the team that hold them.

Source: Video Game / Adventure Time Battle Party
Your Princess Is in Another Castle: Like in Red and Blue, beating Lance does not grant the player the title of championship, because their first rival got hold of it beforehand.

Source: Lets Play / Twitch Plays Pokémon Crystal Anniversary

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