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con·fer       [kuhn-fur] Pronunciation Key verb, -ferred, -fer·ring.
–verb (used without object)
1.to consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation.
–verb (used with object)
2.to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.: to confer a degree on a graduate.
3.Obsolete. to compare.
[Origin: 1400–50 for earlier sense “to summon”; 1520–30 for current senses; late ME conferen < L conferre to bring together, compare, consult with, equiv. to con- con- + ferre to carry, bear1]

—Related forms
con·fer·ment, noun
con·fer·ra·ble, adjective
con·fer·rer, noun

—Synonyms 1. See consult. 2. See give.
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con·fer       (kən-fûr')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   con·ferred, con·fer·ring, con·fers

v.   tr.
  1. To bestow (an honor, for example): conferred a medal on the hero; conferred an honorary degree on her.
  2. To invest with (a characteristic, for example): a carefully worded statement that conferred an aura of credibility.

v.   intr.
To meet in order to deliberate together or compare views; consult: conferred with her attorney.


[Latin cōnferre : com-, com- + ferre, to bring; see bher-1 in Indo-European roots.]

con·fer'ment, con·fer'ral n., con·fer'ra·ble adj., con·fer'rer n.
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