confer | ||
1. | [ verb ] have a conference in order to talk something over | |
Synonyms: | consult confab confabulate | |
Examples: | "We conferred about a plan of action" |
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Related terms: | discuss collogue conference consultation chat conferee | |
2. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 8753 | |
3. | [ adverb ] compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text) | |
Synonyms: | see see_also cf cf. | |
4. | [ verb ] present | |
Synonyms: | bestow | |
Examples: | "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated" "bestow an honor on someone" |
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Related terms: | award graduate bless honor vest miter bestowal conferee | |
Similar spelling: |
conferee conferva conferral conferred conifer confrere Convery comfrey compere confirm conform convert comfort Conover Conforti converge converse converso Compher compeer comforts confront comforted confirmed converted converter convertor comforter |