conferment
Use Conferment in a sentence
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 Middle English conferen < Latin conferre to bring together, compare, consult with, equivalent to con- con- + ferre to carry, bear1
1400–50 for earlier sense “to summon”; 1520–30 for current senses; late Middle English conferen < Latin conferre to bring together, compare, consult with, equivalent to con- con- + ferre to carry, bear1
Related forms
con·fer·ment, noun
con·fer·ra·ble, adjective
con·fer·rer, noun
non·con·fer·ra·ble, adjective
pre·con·fer, verb (used without object), pre·con·ferred, pre·con·fer·ring.
re·con·fer, verb, re·con·ferred, re·con·fer·ring.
un·con·ferred, adjective
well-con·ferred, adjective
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| —vb , -fers, -ferring, -ferred | |
| 1. | (tr; |
| 2. | (intr) to hold or take part in a conference or consult together |
| 3. | (tr) an obsolete word for compare |
| [C16: from Latin conferre to gather together, compare, from com- together + ferre to bring] | |
| con'ferment | |
| —n | |
| con'ferral | |
| —n | |
| con'ferrable | |
| —adj | |
| con'ferrer | |
| —n | |
| confer (kənˈfɜː) | |
| —vb , -fers, -ferring, -ferred | |
| 1. | (tr; |
| 2. | (intr) to hold or take part in a conference or consult together |
| 3. | (tr) an obsolete word for compare |
| [C16: from Latin conferre to gather together, compare, from com- together + ferre to bring] | |
| con'ferment | |
| —n | |
| con'ferral | |
| —n | |
| con'ferrable | |
| —adj | |
| con'ferrer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
confer
1530s, from L. conferre "to bring together, compare," from com- "together" + ferre "to bear" (see infer). Sense of "taking counsel" led to conference. The meaning "compare" (common 1530-1650) is largely obsolete, but the abbreviation cf. still is used in this sense. Related: Conferral (1880).
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Example sentences
The conferment is valid for three years and is renewable.
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