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conferral

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con⋅fer⋅ral

  [kuhn-fur-uhl]
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–noun
the act of conferring or bestowing; conferment: the conferral of an honorary doctorate on the president.
Origin:
1875–80; confer + -al 2
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con·fer   (kən-fûr')   
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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