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confer
English
Etymology
From Early Modern English conferre, from Middle French conférer, from Old French conferer, from Latin c?nfer?. Compare Dutch confereren (“to confer”), German konferieren (“to confer”), Danish konferere (“to confer”), Swedish konferera (“to confer”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /k?n?f??/, [k?????f?]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k?n?f??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
Verb
confer (third-person singular simple present confers, present participle conferring, simple past and past participle conferred)
- (transitive) To grant as a possession; to bestow. [from 16th c.]
- The college has conferred an honorary degree upon the visiting Prime Minister.
- 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes
- Nor shall I count in hainous to enjoy
The public marks of honour and reward
Conferr'd upon me […]
- Nor shall I count in hainous to enjoy
- 2010, Andrew Rawnsley, The Observer, 7 Feb 2010:
- The special immunities that are conferred on MPs were framed with the essential purpose of allowing them to speak freely in parliament.
- (intransitive) To talk together, to consult, discuss; to deliberate. [from 16th c.]
- They were in a huddle, conferring about something.
- 1974, "A Traveler's Perils", Time, 25 Mar 1974:
- Local buttons popped when Henry Kissinger visited Little Rock last month to confer with Fulbright on the Middle East oil talks.
- (obsolete) To compare. [16th–18th c.]
- 1557 (book title):
- The Newe Testament ... Conferred diligently with the Greke, and best approued translations.
- 1661, Robert Boyle, The Second Essay, of Unsucceeding Experiments
- If we confer these observations with others of the like nature, we may find cause to rectify the general opinion.
- 1557 (book title):
- (obsolete, transitive) To bring together; to collect, gather. [16th–17th c.]
- (obsolete) To contribute; to conduce. [16th–18th c.]
- 1665, Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis Scientifica
- The closeness and compactness of the parts resting together doth much confer to the strength of the union.
- 1665, Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis Scientifica
Synonyms
- (to grant, bestow, or contribute): afford
Derived terms
- conferment
- conferrable
- conferral
- agreement conferring jurisdiction
Related terms
- cf, cf.
- conference
- collate
- collation
Translations
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?kon.fer/, [?kõ?f?r]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?kon.fer/, [?k?nf?r]
Verb
c?nfer
- second-person singular present active imperative of c?nfer?. Often abbreviated cf and used to mean "compare with".
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conferral
English
Etymology
confer +? -al
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /k?n?f??l/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k?n?f????l/
- Rhymes: -????l
Noun
conferral (plural conferrals)
- The act of conferring something; conferment
- 2012, John Rowe, Awards and Graduation Manual, Curtin University, page 7:
- The conferral date of an award shall be the date of approval by the Vice-Chancellor.
- 2012, John Rowe, Awards and Graduation Manual, Curtin University, page 7:
Derived terms
- conferralism
- conferralist
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