Confer meaning

    kən-fûr'
    To have a conference or talk; meet for discussion; converse.
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    To bestow (an honor, for example).

    Conferred a medal on the hero.

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    To give, grant, or bestow.
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    To compare.
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    1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.3.1.i.

    Confer thine estate with others [...]. Be content and rest satisfied, for thou art well in respect to others [...].

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    Boyle.

    If we confer these observations with others of the like nature, we may find cause to rectify the general opinion.

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    (intransitive) To talk together, to consult, discuss; to deliberate. [from 16th c.]
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    To grant as a possession; to bestow. [from 16th c.]
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    The definition of confer is to consult or carry on a discussion.

    An example of confer is for a company committee to have a discussion before deciding on a new employee.

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    To invest with (a characteristic, for example).

    A carefully worded statement that conferred an aura of credibility.

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    To meet in order to deliberate together or compare views; consult.

    Conferred with her attorney.

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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.

    • The faculties of theology confer the degrees of bachelor, lice~itiate and doctor of theology.

    • Sampson himself was not actually present at the battle, having started for Siboney just before it began to confer with General .Shafter, commanding the land forces.

    • The prima materia thus obtained had to be treated with sulphur (or with sulphur and arsenic) to confer upon it the desired qualities that were missing.

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