conferred

American  

[kuhn-furd] / kənˈfɜrd /

adjective

1. (of a gift, award, or honor) bestowed or awarded.

   Posthumously conferred awards will be presented to the deceased’s spouse or next-of-kin.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of confer.

Other Word Forms

• unconferred adjective
• well-conferred adjective

Etymology

Origin of conferred

confer ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Our founders didn’t believe that power should rest with one person, and that however much was conferred on the president, it was temporary.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

And interviewing a sitting president has long conferred prestige, which might well feel paramount amid shrinking audiences and newsroom layoffs.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

These are structural properties that survived billions of years of optimization because maintaining them conferred advantage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

If it has, the U.S. will officially lose the measles elimination status that the organization conferred in 2000.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

The doctors and nurses conferred in the corridor for a minute and decided they would put me under general anesthetic and remove the splints that way.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

Related Words

• given
• granted