Found 3 items, similar to confer.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: confer
berbahas, berembuk, menganugerahkan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: confer
confer
adv : compare (used in texts to point the reader to another
location in the text) [syn:
cf.,
cf,
see,
see also
]
[also:
conferring,
conferred]
confer
v 1: have a conference in order to talk something over;
“We
conferred about a plan of action” [syn:
confabulate,
confab,
consult]
2: present;
“The university conferred a degree on its most
famous former student, who never graduated”;
“bestow an
honor on someone” [syn:
bestow]
[also:
conferring,
conferred]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Confer
Confer
\Con*fer"\, v. i.
To have discourse; to consult; to compare views; to
deliberate.
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Festus, when he had conferred with the council,
answered. --Acts xxv.
12.
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You shall hear us confer of this. --Shak.
Syn: To counsel; advise; discourse; converse.
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Confer
\Con*fer"\ (k[o^]n*f[~e]r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Conferred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Conferring.] [L. conferre to
bring together, contribute, consult; con- + ferre to bear:
cf. F. conf['e]rer. See 1st
Bear.]
1. To bring together for comparison; to compare. [Obs.]
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If we confer these observations with others of the
like nature, we may find cause to rectify the
general opinion. --Boyle.
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2. To grant as a possession; to bestow.
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The public marks of honor and reward
Conferred upon me. --Milton.
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3. To contribute; to conduce. [Obs.]
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The closeness and compactness of the parts resting
together doth much confer to the strength of the
union. --Glanvill.
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