conferred (verb)
1confer — verb (conferred; conferring) Etymology: Latin conferre to bring together, from com + ferre to carry more at bear Date: circa 1500 intransitive verb to compare views or take counsel ; consult transitive verb …
2confer — verb conferred, conferring formal 1 (I) to discuss something with other people, so that everyone can express their opinions and decide on something (+ with): The congresswoman is conferring with her advisors on the matter. 2 confer a… …
3abolish — verb /əˈbɒlɪʃ/ a) To do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; to end a law, system, custom or institution Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century. b) To put an end to or …
4præsenting — verb |nocap=t Hav conferred the Degrees in the Arts, I then proceeded to confer the Doctorate, first præsenting Professor Wales to the Fellows or Senatus academicus as worthy of that Honor …
5confer — verb /kənˈfəː/ a) To talk together, to consult, discuss; to deliberate. The Newe Testament ... Conferred diligently with the Greke, and best approued translations. b) To grant as a possession; to bestow. Co …
6nostrify — verb /ˈnɒs.tɹɪ.faɪ,ˈnɑs.tɹə.faɪ/ a) To nostrificate; to grant recognition to a degree from a foreign university. The status of academic school is conferred on any institution by a special law, and only academic schools are authorized to confer… …
7confer — verb 1) she went to confer with her colleagues Syn: consult, talk, speak, converse, have a chat, have a tête à tête, parley; informal have a confab, powwow 2) she conferred a knighthood on him Syn: bestow on …
8reside — verb 1) most students reside in apartments Syn: live in, occupy, inhabit, stay in, lodge in; formal dwell in, be domiciled in 2) the paintings reside in an air conditioned vault Syn: be situated, be found, be located, lie …
9confer — verb 1) she conferred a knighthood on him Syn: bestow on, present to, grant to, award to, decorate with 2) she went to confer with her colleagues Syn: consult, talk, speak, converse, have a chat …
10charter — verb To hire, rent or lease for a temporary use; e.g. to hire or lease a vessel for a voyage noun An instrument emanating from the sovereign power, in the nature of a grant, either to the whole nation, or to a class or portion of the people, to a …
