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Synonyms for confer
kənˈfɜrcon·fer
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
confer
An individual considers, meditates, ponders, reflects, by himself; he weighs a matter in his own mind, and is sometimes said even to debate with himself. Consult and confer always imply two or more persons, as does debate, unless expressly limited as above. Confer suggests the interchange of counsel, advice, or information; consult indicates almost exclusively the receiving of it. A man confers with his associates about a new investment; he consults his physician about his health; he may confer with him on matters of general interest. He consults a dictionary, but does not confer with it. Deliberate, which can be applied to a single individual, is also the word for a great number, while consult is ordinarily limited to a few; a committee consults; an assembly deliberates. Deliberating always carries the idea of slowness; consulting is compatible with haste; we can speak of a hasty consultation, not of a hasty deliberation. Debate implies opposing views; deliberate, simply a gathering and balancing of all facts and reasons. We consider or deliberate with a view to action, while meditation may be quite purposeless.
Synonyms:
consider, consult, debate, deliberate, meditate, ponder, reflect, weighPreposition:
We deliberate on or upon, also about or concerning a matter: the first two are preferable.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
confer
Synonyms:
compare, collate, discuss, deliberate, converse, consult, give, presentAntonyms:
dissociate, contrast, hazard, conjecture, withhold, withdraw
Princeton's WordNet
confer, confabulate, confab, consultverb
have a conference in order to talk something over
"We conferred about a plan of action"
Synonyms:
confab, natter, chat, chew the fat, jaw, chatter, chit-chat, shoot the breeze, visit, gossip, confabulate, refer, chitchat, consult, confer with, claver, bestow, look up, chafferconfer, bestowverb
present
"The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"
Synonyms:
bestow, consult, add, lend, confab, contribute, bring, confabulate, impart
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#141 | add | |
#399 | visit | |
#406 | compare | |
#555 | give | |
#805 | present | |
#962 | chat | |
#1425 | bring | |
#1528 | consider | |
#1732 | grant | |
#1892 | discuss | |
#2884 | refer | |
#3284 | debate | |
#3336 | reflect | |
#3410 | contribute | |
#5515 | consult | |
#9152 | gossip | |
#12382 | weigh | |
#14025 | lend | |
#14387 | jaw | |
#15167 | converse | |
#15634 | deliberate | |
#18842 | chatter | |
#20809 | confer | |
#22652 | ponder | |
#32596 | impart | |
#34131 | meditate | |
#43455 | bestow | |
#51187 | collate | |
#101001 | chitchat | |
#122207 | natter | |
#122461 | confab | |
#189313 | claver | |
#319135 | chaffer |
How to use confer in a sentence?
Every man knows his own but not others? defects and miseries; and ?tis the nature of all men still to reflect upon themselves their own misfortunes, not to examine or consider other men?s, not to confer themselves with others; to recount their own miseries but not their good gifts, fortunes, benefits which they have, to ruminate on their adversity, but not once to think on their prosperity, not what they have but what they want.
I cannot imagine any other country in the world where the opposition would seek, and the chief executive would allow, the dissemination of his most private and personal conversations with his staff, which, to be honest, do not exactly confer sainthood on anyone concerned.
We have so many diseases which are related to Zika, they may confer some kind of immunity to the African body.
This is positive news as it shows that just one dose of this vaccine generates good levels of immunity and that this protection does not seem to wane in the shorter term, in immunology terms, this finding is not unexpected as we know that some other vaccines confer better immunity when the doses are more spread out. Although further information is required to confirm these findings for older age groups, overall this new research should provide reassurance around the UK's decision to offer the two doses of this vaccine 12 weeks apart.
Sallust, The War with Catiline:
The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail; mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.
Translations for confer
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- منحArabic
- удостоявам, беседвам, обсъждам, съвещавам се, давам титлаBulgarian
- vést, radit se, hovořit, jednat, udělit, propůjčitCzech
- verleihenGerman
- debatir, conferir, consultarSpanish
- مشورتPersian
- neuvotella, antaa, myöntääFinnish
- conférerFrench
- tanácskozik, átruház, tárgyalHungarian
- grantarIdo
- conferireItalian
- conferLatin
- consulteren, overleggenDutch
- conferirPortuguese
- conferiRomanian
- наделять, придавать, обсуждать, обговариватьRussian
- tilldela, rådlägga, konfereraSwedish
- ประชุมThai
- 授予Chinese
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