confer (on)

verb

Definition of confer (on)next
as in to bestow (on or upon)

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  1. provide
  2. equip
  3. clothe
Verb
  • Bernstein and von Karajan's debates about their artistic methods and philosophies are underscored by musical segments, enhancing emotional depth and providing poetic resonance to their conversations.
    — Court Stroud, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
  • People were sitting on schoolbus-yellow benches and eating at tables under wide trees that provided ample shade.
    — Coke Bartrina, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of provide
Verb
  • These ships are equipped with ramps that can quickly load, transport, and unload tanks and other heavy equipment in wartime.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Haunting images of the Titanic first made headlines in 1985 when Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s ROV, Argo, equipped with high-resolution cameras and sonar, located the wreck at a staggering depth of 12,500 feet.
    — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of equip
Verb
  • Video posted on social media shows the man, clad in black, climbing to the top of the fence as dogs on White House grounds run toward the fence.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Initially clothed, the woman reportedly walked to the front of the plane and began shouting.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of clothe
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