What (who) is confer - definition
LATIN ABBREVIATION MEANING "COMPARE"
Confer; Conferatur
confer
CONFER
[k?n'f?:]
¦ verb (confers, conferring, conferred)
1. (often confer something on) grant (a title, degree, benefit, or right).
2. have discussions.
Derivatives
conferment noun
conferrable adjective
conferral noun
Origin
ME: from L. conferre, from con- 'together' + ferre 'bring'.
confer
CONFER
(confers, conferring, conferred)
1.
When you confer with someone, you discuss something with them in order to make a decision. You can also say that two people confer.
He conferred with Hill and the others in his office...
His doctors conferred by telephone and agreed that he must get away from his family for a time.
V-RECIP: V with n, pl-n V
2.
To confer something such as power or an honour on someone means to give it to them. (FORMAL)
The constitution also confers large powers on Brazil's 25 constituent states...
Never imagine that rank confers genuine authority.
VERB: V n on n, V n
Wikipedia
Cf.
The abbreviation cf. (short for the Latin: confer/conferatur, both meaning "compare") is used in writing to refer the reader to other material to make a comparison with the topic being discussed. Style guides recommend that cf. be used only to suggest a comparison, and the word "see" be used to point to a source of information.
Pronunciation examples for confer
1. my impoverished family could confer
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2. but confer some economic benefits.
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3. and/or to confer benefits.
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4. the status that we confer,
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5. thought to confer good health
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Examples of use of confer
1. Identikit clothes confer the blessed anonymity children seek.
2. Being wrongly feared doesnt really confer victim status.
3. Infrequent meetings take place as motorists confer through windows.
4. The trouble is that freedom doesn‘t confer infallibility.
5. The next morning, a New York Times headline proclaimed: "BANKERS CONFER WITH MR.