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To formally grant authority or control to a person or body.

To bestow an award or title as a mark of respect.

To grant a formal name denoting nobility or rank.

To formally grant an academic degree to someone.

To provide an advantage or a positive result.

To grant a particular social or professional standing.

To formally grant citizenship of a country to someone.

To formally grant a diploma to someone.

To grant official protection from legal action or disease.

To give something or someone a quality of high regard and influence.

To bestow a quality of elegance, beauty, or divine favor.

To grant the quality of being able to live forever.