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
  • For young staffers, the magazines were life-making, paternalistic institutions, providing support both in and out of the office.
    — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of provide
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  • The danger is, however, that when long-standing members of staff assume complex and often difficult leadership roles, they won’t be equipped to deal with the pressures.
    — Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • It's equipped for streaming, browsing, or basic productivity tools like Google Workspace March 30 at 11:59 p.m.
    — StackCommerce Team (Sponsored), PCMAG, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of equip
Verb
  • Thousands of demonstrators clad in canary-yellow soccer jerseys thronged Copacabana Beach this month in support of a leader accused of conspiring to overthrow Brazil’s young democracy.
    — Constance Malleret, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2025
  • As noted in a 2016 Smithsonian report, merchant ships clad with the dazzle pattern during the war were reportedly granted lower insurance premiums.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of clothe
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“Confer (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confer%20%28on%29. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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