Grant and Release

Grant

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

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Release and grant are semantically related in surrender topic. In some cases you can use "Release" instead a verb "Grant".

Nearby Words: granted, granting, grantee, grantor

Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).

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Grant and release are semantically related in surrender topic. Sometimes you can use "Grant" instead a verb "Release".

Nearby Words: released, releasing

old	old grant	old release
specific	specific grant	specific release
initial	initial grant	initial release
massive	massive grant	massive release
Other adjectives: possible, last.

power	grant power	release power
attack	grant attack	release attack
people	grant people	release people
control	grant control	release control
Other words: amount, number, time, magic, powers.

Also in keeping with the theme of the story, the genie actually had only been in the bottle long enough that he'd be forced to grant them three wishes for his release instead of killing them.

Source: Our Genies Are Different
Grant, the Prophet at the time of the film's release, approved of it, believing it would make friends.

Source: Mormon Cinema
Magical Native American: "Running Wolf" has one that come back from the dead as a wolf and only the (white) protagonist can grant him release.

Source: Creator / Algernon Blackwood

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Release and Grant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/grant/release

Grant & Release. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/grant/release>.

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