What is confer?

  • (verb): Present.
    Synonyms: bestow
    See also — Additional definitions below

Some articles on confer:

Resistome
... These genes are embedded in the bacterial chromosome but do not obviously confer resistance, because their level of expression is usually low or they are ... These genes do not confer antibiotic resistance ... However they encode proteins that confer to some kind of basal level activity against the antibiotic molecule or have affinity to the molecule ...
Plaza College - History
1982—Authorized by the Board of Regents of the State of New York to confer the degree of Associate in Occupational Studies (A.O.S.) 1988—Authorized to ...
Malay Styles And Titles - Federal Titles - Datuk
... Individual states that have a head of state nominated by the respective state's legislature may confer the title of 'Datuk' to individuals ... He may confer the title of 'Datuk' ... The Sultan of Pahang is the hereditary ruler of the state and may confer the title of "Dato'" ...
Pega Sys - Multi-platform
... BBBS Citadel CONFER – CONFER II on MTS, CONFER U on Unix, written by Robert Parnes starting in 1975 ...
Białystok Technical University - Faculties
... Space Economy - 1st degree, 2nd degree courses Right to confer doctoral degrees civil engineering, environmental engineering Right to confer post-doctoral ...

More definitions of "confer":

  • (adv): Compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text).
    Synonyms: cf., cf, see, see also

Famous quotes containing the word confer:

    “To confer dignity, forgive. To express contempt, forget.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

    “To do something, say something, see something, before anybody else—these are things that confer a pleasure compared with which other pleasures are tame and commonplace, other ecstacies cheap and trivial.”
    —Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)