confer

[ kuh n-fur ]

/ kənˈfɜr /

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verb (used without object), con·ferred, con·fer·ring.

to consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation.

verb (used with object), con·ferred, con·fer·ring.

to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.: to confer a degree on a graduate.

Obsolete. to compare.

Origin of confer

1400–50 for earlier sense “to summon”; 1520–30 for current senses; late Middle English conferen < Latin conferre to bring together, compare, consult with, equivalent to con- con- + ferre to carry, bear¹

synonym study for confer

1. See consult. 2. See give.

OTHER WORDS FROM confer

con·fer·ment, noun con·fer·ra·ble, adjective con·fer·rer, noun non·con·fer·ra·ble, adjective

pre·con·fer, verb (used without object), pre·con·ferred, pre·con·fer·ring. re·con·fer, verb, re·con·ferred, re·con·fer·ring. un·con·ferred, adjective well-con·ferred, adjective

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After Doar conferred with police and protestors, the angry antagonists withdrew.

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A true icon never begged for approval or appreciation: both were conferred upon them.

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As a nation we are not taking responsibility for the gun rights that our founding fathers have conferred upon us.

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When he was on his death-bed, in 1869, the empty title of knighthood was conferred upon him.

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The authorities, following this custom, conferred upon the baby the lordly name of Davenant.

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Before he granted it, however, he had conferred with the commonwealth attorney.

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British Dictionary definitions for conferred

confer

/ (kənˈfɜː) /

verb -fers, -ferring or -ferred

(tr; foll by on or upon) to grant or bestow (an honour, gift, etc)

(intr) to hold or take part in a conference or consult together

(tr) an obsolete word for compare

Derived forms of confer

conferment or conferral, noun conferrable, adjective conferrer, noun

Word Origin for confer

C16: from Latin conferre to gather together, compare, from com- together + ferre to bring

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verb (used without object), con·ferred, con·fer·ring.

verb (used with object), con·ferred, con·fer·ring.

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confer

verb (used without object), con·ferred, con·fer·ring.

verb (used with object), con·ferred, con·fer·ring.

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synonym study for confer

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