Confer Definition

kən-fûr
conferred, conferring, confers
verb
conferred, conferring, confers
To have a conference or talk; meet for discussion; converse.
Webster's New World
To give, grant, or bestow.
Webster's New World
To compare.
Webster's New World
To invest with (a characteristic, for example).
A carefully worded statement that conferred an aura of credibility.
American Heritage
To meet in order to deliberate together or compare views; consult.
Conferred with her attorney.
American Heritage
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Origin of Confer

  • Latin cōnferre com- com- ferre to bring bher-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French conférer, from Latin conferō.

    From Wiktionary

Confer Sentence Examples

  • The faculties of medicine confer the degree of doctor of medicine.

  • This time a board of Eight Men was chosen to confer with him.

  • All the while, however, the patents of the admiralty judge purported to confer on him a far ampler jurisdiction than the jealousy of the other courts would concede to him.

  • The Bill itself does not confer this status on any particular regulator.

  • His elder daughter married a cabinet minister, but, as he was not a noble, this did not confer on her the right to go to court.

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Words Starting With

CCOCON

Words Ending With

RERFER

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confer

Words Starting With C and Ending With R

Starts With C & Ends With RStarts With CO & Ends With RStarts With C & Ends With ER

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With C6 Letter Words Ending With R