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  • verb Present participle of confer.

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Examples

  • Then there was Sir Thomas himself: a title conferring aristocracy; a man who was urbane, intelligent, and generous, donating millions to charity and supporting worthwhile causes through his philanthropy.

    The Viognier Vendetta Ellen Crosby 2010

  • You state that “I’ll stick withB.C.because Christ, in American usage, refers directly to Jesus of Nazareth as if it were his last name and not a title conferring Messiah-hood.”

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • Here’s my take: I’ll stick with B.C. because Christ, in American usage, refers directly to Jesus of Nazareth as if it were his last name and not a title conferring Messiah-hood.

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • Here’s my take: I’ll stick with B.C. because Christ, in American usage, refers directly to Jesus of Nazareth as if it were his last name and not a title conferring Messiah-hood.

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • You state that “I’ll stick withB.C.because Christ, in American usage, refers directly to Jesus of Nazareth as if it were his last name and not a title conferring Messiah-hood.”

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • You state that “I’ll stick withB.C.because Christ, in American usage, refers directly to Jesus of Nazareth as if it were his last name and not a title conferring Messiah-hood.”

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • You state that “I’ll stick withB.C.because Christ, in American usage, refers directly to Jesus of Nazareth as if it were his last name and not a title conferring Messiah-hood.”

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • Here’s my take: I’ll stick with B.C. because Christ, in American usage, refers directly to Jesus of Nazareth as if it were his last name and not a title conferring Messiah-hood.

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • Here’s my take: I’ll stick with B.C. because Christ, in American usage, refers directly to Jesus of Nazareth as if it were his last name and not a title conferring Messiah-hood.

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • Anthony Fauci, a physician and the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the NIH, where much of the basic science of flu vaccine has been worked out, says, I have no doubt that it is effective in conferring some degree of protection.

    Does the Vaccine Matter? 2009

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