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Confer

//kənˈfʌɹ// name, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Verb
  1. 1
    To grant as a possession; to bestow. transitive

    "The college has conferred an honorary degree upon the visiting Prime Minister."

  2. 2
    have a conference in order to talk something over wordnet
  3. 3
    To talk together, to consult, discuss; to collogue. intransitive

    "They were in a huddle, conferring about something."

  4. 4
    present wordnet
  5. 5
    To compare. obsolete

    "The Newe Testament ... Conferred diligently with the Greke, and best approued translations."

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  1. 6
    To bring together; to collect, gather. obsolete, transitive
  2. 7
    To contribute; to conduce. obsolete

    "The closeness and compactness of the parts resting together doth much confer to the strength of the union."

Etymology

From Early Modern English conferre, from Middle French conférer, from Old French conferer, from Latin cōnferō. Compare Dutch confereren, German konferieren, Danish konferere, Swedish konferera. Doublet of collate. See also infer, relate and refer, delate and defer, as well as prelate and prefer among others.

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