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confer

[ kuhn-fur ]

verb (used without object)

conferred, conferring.
  1. to consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation.


verb (used with object)

conferred, conferring.
  1. to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:

    to confer a degree on a graduate.

  2. Obsolete. to compare.

confer

/ 办蓹苍藞蹿蓽藧 /

verb

  1. tr; foll by on or upon to grant or bestow (an honour, gift, etc)
  2. intr to hold or take part in a conference or consult together
  3. tr an obsolete word for compare
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 肠辞苍藞蹿别谤尘别苍迟, noun
  • 肠辞苍藞蹿别谤谤别谤, noun
  • 肠辞苍藞蹿别谤谤补产濒别, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠辞苍路蹿别谤路尘别苍迟 noun
  • 肠辞苍路蹿别谤路谤补路产濒别 adjective
  • 肠辞苍路蹿别谤路谤别谤 noun
  • non路肠辞苍路蹿别谤路谤补路产濒别 adjective
  • 辫谤别路肠辞苍路蹿别谤 verb (used without object) preconferred preconferring
  • 谤别路肠辞苍路蹿别谤 verb reconferred reconferring
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of confer1

First recorded in 1400鈥50 for earlier sense 鈥渢o summon鈥; 1520鈥30 for current senses; late Middle English conferen, from Latin conferre 鈥渢o bring together, compare, consult with,鈥 equivalent to con- 鈥渨ith, together, completely鈥 ( con- ) + ferre 鈥渢o carry, bear鈥 ( bear 1 )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of confer1

C16: from Latin conferre to gather together, compare, from com- together + ferre to bring
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Synonym Study

See consult. See give.
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Example Sentences

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This could allow them to acquire genes from frozen pathogens that confer antimicrobial resistance or greater virulence.

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After conferring with state water quality officials, DWP drained the reservoir to repair the floating cover.

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Cindy Kane, who sits on the neighborhood association鈥檚 board, said residents conferred with police, their local City Council office and other neighborhood associations before making their pick.

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And because of the enormous advantages that mobility confers, the gap between them and everyone else is rapidly widening.

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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.

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