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- [wawr-uh nt, wor-]
- /ˈwɔr ənt, ˈwɒr-/
- /ˈwɒr.ənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wawr-uh nt, wor-]
- /ˈwɔr ənt, ˈwɒr-/
Definitions of warrant word
- noun warrant authorization, sanction, or justification. 1
- noun warrant something that serves to give reliable or formal assurance of something; guarantee, pledge, or security. Synonyms: warranty, surety. 1
- noun warrant something considered as having the force of a guarantee or as being positive assurance of a thing: The cavalry and artillery were considered sure warrants of success. 1
- noun warrant a writing or document certifying or authorizing something, as a receipt, license, or commission. Synonyms: permit, voucher, writ, order, chit. 1
- noun warrant Law. an instrument, issued by a magistrate, authorizing an officer to make an arrest, seize property, make a search, or carry a judgment into execution. 1
- noun warrant the certificate of authority or appointment issued to an officer of the armed forces below the rank of a commissioned officer. 1
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Origin of warrant
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (noun) Middle English warant < Anglo-French; Old French guarant < Germanic; compare Middle Low German warend, -ent warranty, noun use of present participle of waren to warrant; (v.) Middle English < Anglo-French warantir; Old French g(u)arantir, derivative of guarant; see guaranty
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Parts of speech for Warrant
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warrant popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for warrant
verb warrant
- authorise — to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
- authorize — If someone in a position of authority authorizes something, they give their official permission for it to happen.
- guarantee — a promise or assurance, especially one in writing, that something is of specified quality, content, benefit, etc., or that it will perform satisfactorily for a given length of time: a money-back guarantee.
- justify — to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
- affirm — If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists.
noun warrant
- authorization — an authorizing or being authorized
- accreditation — to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with): He was accredited with having said it.
- certificate — A certificate is an official document stating that particular facts are true.
- credential — something that entitles a person to confidence, authority, etc
- passport — an official document issued by the government of a country to one of its citizens and, varying from country to country, authorizing travel to foreign countries and authenticating the bearer's identity, citizenship, right to protection while abroad, and right to reenter his or her native country.
Antonyms for warrant
verb warrant
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
noun warrant
- prohibition — the act of prohibiting.
- refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
- veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- breach — If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
- denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
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