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• past tense form of confer.
• past participle of confer.

conferred

American  

[kuhn-furd] / kənˈfɜrd /

adjective

1. (of a gift, award, or honor) bestowed or awarded.

   Posthumously conferred awards will be presented to the deceased’s spouse or next-of-kin.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of confer.

Other Word Forms

• unconferred
  adjective
• well-conferred
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of conferred

confer ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

conferred

It’s clear they also wanted to maintain the impunity conferred by America’s superpower status.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

Douglass’s “Narrative” was his claim to the rights conferred, not upon a craftsman, but upon a human being.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

Experts told us they were concerned that these rules were open to abuse because of how quickly that status can be conferred.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

And interviewing a sitting president has long conferred prestige, which might well feel paramount amid shrinking audiences and newsroom layoffs.

From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2026

“Your chairman recognizes the assistant chairman,” he said, nodding to Mother to let her know he had just conferred that title upon her person.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

Related Words

• given
• granted