To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.
To not bar or obstruct.
To render physically possible.
To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.
To grant license to; to permit; to consent to.
To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.
To take into account by making an allowance.
To decide (a request) in favour of the party who raised it; to grant victory to a party regarding (a request).
To confess; admit the truth.
1921, B. M. Bower, chapter 6, in Sawtooth Ranch
1977 Oct. 23, John Gardner, "The World Of Tolkien," New York Times (retrieved 12 Sept 2013)
2005 August 8, "Quotes of the Day," Time (retrieved 12 Sept 2013)