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

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

From Los Angeles Times

“Counsel conferred with his client outside the presence of the government, but defendant did not change his prior statements.’

From Los Angeles Times

Jackson briefly conferred with Reiner in court then went into chambers for around 10 minutes before returning to withdraw from the case.

From The Wall Street Journal

Foreign citizens can be conferred knighthoods or damehoods but are not dubbed and cannot use the title Sir or Dame.

From BBC

During my own internship at the Star just out of college, I found that my KCK upbringing conferred upon me a kind of savage respect.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• given
• granted