confer

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  confer 
 
  2  senses  of  confer 
 
  Sense  1 
  confer,  confabulate,  confab,  consult 
  =>  collogue 
 
  Sense  2 
  confer,  bestow 
  =>  miter 
  =>  bless 
  =>  graduate 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  confer 
 
  2  senses  of  confer 
 
  Sense  1 
  confer,  confabulate,  confab,  consult 
  =>  collogue 
 
  Sense  2 
  confer,  bestow 
  =>  miter 
  =>  bless 
  =>  graduate 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  confer 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  confer 
 
  2  senses  of  confer 
 
  Sense  1 
  confer,  confabulate,  confab,  consult 
  =>  discuss,  talk  over 
 
  Sense  2 
  confer,  bestow 
  =>  award,  present 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  confer 
 
  confer  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  confer 
 
  Sense  1 
  confer,  confabulate,  confab,  consult 
  =>  discuss,  talk  over 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  confer,  bestow 
  =>  award,  present 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  confer 
  conferee 
  conference 
  conference  call 
  conference  center 
  conference  house 
  conference  room 
  conference  table 
  conferment 
  conferral 
  conferva 
  confervoid  algae 
 
  Overview  of  verb  confer 
 
  The  verb  confer  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  confer,  confabulate,  confab,  consult  --  (have  a  conference  in  order  to  talk  something  over  "We  conferred  about  a  plan  of  action") 
  2.  confer,  bestow  --  (present;  "The  university  conferred  a  degree  on  its  most  famous  former  student,  who  never  graduated";  "bestow  an  honor  on  someone") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  confer 
 
  The  adv  confer  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  cf.,  cf  confer,  see  see  also  --  (compare  (used  in  texts  to  point  the  reader  to  another  location  in  the  text)) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  confer 
  conferred 
 
  Overview  of  verb  confer 
 
  The  verb  confer  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  confer,  confabulate,  confab,  consult  --  (have  a  conference  in  order  to  talk  something  over  "We  conferred  about  a  plan  of  action") 
  2.  confer,  bestow  --  (present;  "The  university  conferred  a  degree  on  its  most  famous  former  student,  who  never  graduated";  "bestow  an  honor  on  someone") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  confer 
 
  The  adv  confer  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  cf.,  cf  confer,  see  see  also  --  (compare  (used  in  texts  to  point  the  reader  to  another  location  in  the  text)) 

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