Granting and Hold

Granting

Granting noun - The approval by someone in authority for the doing of something.

Hold is an antonym for granting in authorize topic.

Nearby Words: grant, granted, grantor

Hold

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

Granting is an antonym for hold.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Both words in one sentence

  • Nice Hat / Anime and Manga Jigen's hat, in addition to being a fedora and therefore granting instant coolness, is also said to hold the secret of his superhuman marksmanship — he sights along its brim.
  • Orifice Invasion: Majora's Mask "bonds" with it's hosts by sending tentacles from an unknown source inside the mask into the mouth, nose, and ears of it's host, granting them higher reality warping power and granting it a stronger hold on their mind.
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