confer
/kənˈfɜː/kuhn-FUR
/kənˈfɝ/kuhn-FUR
Meaningto bring together
Common meaning: to discuss together
Other meanings: to grant
- conferto bring togetherSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 128 · scan
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin conferre ‘to bring together’.
Roots
- conferre Latin “to bring together”
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