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

Clare had previously always conferred with the all-knowing Afterlife, so, for the sake of the charade, he closed his eye, pretending to do just that.

From Literature

Our founders didn’t believe that power should rest with one person, and that however much was conferred on the president, it was temporary.

From Salon

At the time, researchers were not sure why northern Pacific populations were not infected, but suspected previous or milder strains of the virus conferred some immunity.

From Los Angeles Times

These are structural properties that survived billions of years of optimization because maintaining them conferred advantage.

From The Wall Street Journal

If it has, the U.S. will officially lose the measles elimination status that the organization conferred in 2000.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• given
• granted