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confer

/ confer /
verb/adverb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
have a conference in order to talk something over
"We conferred about a plan of action"
Type of:
hash out discuss talk over
Kinds of:
collogue
Derived:
consultation audience interview chat confab
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
present
"The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"
"bestow an honor on someone"
Type of:
award present
Kinds of:
miter bless graduate vest
Derived:
bestowal bestowment conferral conferment conferee
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
adverb Sense 3
compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text)
Semantic Complexity
53%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
20
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

hash out discuss talk over collogue award present miter bless graduate vest