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- pronunciation:
- k
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fuhr
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
confers, conferring, conferred |
| definition 1: |
to give or award.
They conferred the Medal of Honor upon him.- synonyms:
- award, bestow
- antonyms:
- strip
- similar words:
- accord, give, grant, present
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| definition 2: |
to meet for discussion; hold a conference.
The judges conferred to decide who should be the winner.- synonyms:
- deliberate
- similar words:
- huddle, meet, talk
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| related words: |
award, bargain, endow, speak |
adverb + (v.)confer
automatically, explicitly, neither, thereby, urgently
(v.)confer
+ adverb
annually, briefly, frequently, merely, privately, quietly, regularly, silently
(v.)confer
+ noun
advantage,
aide,
amendment,
antibiotic,
attorney,
authority,
baptism,
benefit,
blessing,
captain,
citizenship,
colleague,
commander,
consciousness,
dignity,
distinction,
ence,
equality,
favor,
fitness,
general,
grace,
honor,
identity,
immunity,
label,
mask,
meaning,
membership,
ownership,
power,
prestige,
privilege,
protection,
rank,
recognition,
resistance,
responsibility,
reward,
right,
risk,
session,
significance,
stamp,
status,
survival,
title,
tolerance,
unity,
virtue,
wisdom
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| derivation: |
conferment (n.) |
The word confer
contains the following parts:
con-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix con-
is an assimilated form of com- used before roots beginning with c, d, f, g, j, n, s, t, and v. See com-. Note: con-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " conceive
."
Example words:
conceive, concentrate, conclude, conclusion, conduct, confer, conference, confide, confidence, confident, confine, confirm, conflict, conform, confuse, confusion, congratulate, congregate, congress, conjunction, connect, consonant, conspiracy, constant, construct, construction, contact, contain, container, context, continue, contract, convince, convict, conviction, inconceivable, inconspicuous, consequence
fer, lat2, -late
Latin
root
that means carry, bring
More about this word part:
Example words:
aquifer, confer, conference, conifer, defer1, differ, different, ferry, infer, offer, prefer, preference, refer, relate, relation, relative, suffer, transfer, translate, translation
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