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confer upon

/kənˈfɜːr əˈpɒn/

Meanings

verb phrase
To bestow something (e.g., a title, award, or right) on someone or something.

Examples :

"The university will confer a degree upon all graduating students."
achievement education degree government tradition

Related Words

Illustration graduating

graduating verb

/ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɡrædʒuˌeɪtɪŋ/

To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.

"The man graduated in 1967."

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Illustration confer

confer verb

/kənˈfɜː/ /kənˈfʌɹ/

To grant as a possession; to bestow.

"The college has conferred an honorary degree upon the visiting Prime Minister."

Illustration someone

someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

A partially specified but unnamed person.

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

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right adjective

/ˈɹaɪt/

Straight, not bent.

"a right line"

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university noun

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/ /junɨˈvɝsəti/

Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.

"My older sister is attending university to study engineering. "

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degree noun

/dɪˈɡɹiː/

A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.)

"My sister earned a degree in psychology from the university. "

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title noun

/ˈtaɪtl̩/

A prefix (honorific) or suffix (post-nominal) added to a person's name to signify either veneration, official position or a professional or academic qualification. See also

"My grandfather's title was "Professor," reflecting his long career in education. "

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bestow verb

/bɪˈstəʊ/ /bɪˈstoʊ/

To lay up in store; deposit for safe keeping; to stow or place; to put something somewhere.

"The squirrels bestow nuts in the hollow tree for winter. "

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award noun

/əˈwɔːd/ /əˈwɔɹd/

A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.

"The arbitration award ruled in favor of the employee. "

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will verb

/wɪl/

(now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something).

"Do what you will."