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confer
[ kuhn-fur ]
verb (used without object)
- to consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation.
verb (used with object)
- to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
to confer a degree on a graduate.
- Obsolete. to compare.
confer
/ əˈɜː /
verb
- 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
- DzˈڱԳ, noun
- Dzˈڱ, noun
- Dzˈڱ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- Dz·ڱ·Գ noun
- Dz·ڱ·· adjective
- Dz·ڱ· noun
- non·Dz·ڱ·· adjective
- ·Dz·ڱ verb (used without object) preconferred preconferring
- ·Dz·ڱ verb reconferred reconferring
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of confer1
Example Sentences
And because of the enormous advantages that mobility confers, the gap between them and everyone else is rapidly widening.
If one is worn too much, it confers a potential performance advantage caused by the car being able to run lower than would otherwise have been possible.
Harris-Dawson said he conferred with free speech experts before drafting his measure.
Professor Maria Leptin, the president of the European Research Council, will be conferred with a doctorate in medical science.
The finding of the new strain came as researchers separately reported a potentially positive development: Exposure to human seasonal flu may confer some immunity to H5N1 bird flu.
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