confer
[ kuhn-fur ]
/ kənˈfɜr /
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.
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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, nounconferrable, adjectiveconferrer, nounWord Origin for confer
C16: from Latin conferre to gather together, compare, from com- together + ferre to bring
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