confer
/kənˈfɜɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.19 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "The college has conferred an honorary degree upon the visiting Prime Minister."
- "Nor shall I count in hainous to enjoy The public marks of honour and reward Conferr'd upon me[…]"
- "Abel tried to refuse the honor thus unexpectedly conferred upon him, but it was no use. He had been made a deacon, and a deacon he must remain."
- "Referring to the "hero of the day," No. 92220, Mr. Hanks acceded that she was not of the Great Western breed, but they had done their best to make up for that by "dollying her up in good old Western colours and conferring upon her the finest honour we can—the halo or crown of Swindon, the copper top to her chimney.""
- "The special immunities that are conferred on MPs were framed with the essential purpose of allowing them to speak freely in parliament."
- "The mere existence of a dictionary of a certain variety of English does not automatically confer acceptance of that variety."
Etymology
From Early Modern English conferre, from Middle French conférer, from Old French conferer, from Latin cōnferō. Compare Dutch confereren, German konferieren, Danish konferere, Swedish konferera. Doublet of collate. See also infer, relate and refer, delate and defer, as well as prelate and prefer among others.
Word Breakdown
- Root: *bʰer-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kənˈfɜɹ/
- British English: /kənˈfɜː/