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 | |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |