Definition of conferring

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Conferring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Confe.

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Safe :: Safe (superl.) Conferring safety; securing from harm; not exposing to danger; confining securely; to be relied upon; not dangerous; as, a safe harbor; a safe bridge, etc..
Consultation :: Consultation (n.) The act of consulting or conferring; deliberation of two or more persons on some matter, with a view to a decision..
Collation :: Collation (v. t.) The act of conferring or bestowing.
Oscines :: Oscines (n. pl.) Singing birds; a group of the Passeres, having numerous syringeal muscles, conferring musical ability..
Plenipotentiary :: Plenipotentiary (a.) Containing or conferring full power; invested with full power; as, plenipotentiary license; plenipotentiary ministers..
Bestowment :: Bestowment (n.) The act of giving or bestowing; a conferring or bestowal.
Grant :: Grant (v. t.) The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission.
Accolade :: Accolade (n.) A ceremony formerly used in conferring knighthood, consisting am embrace, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat blade of a sword..
Honorable :: Honorable (a.) Conferring honor, or produced by noble deeds..
Illustrious :: Illustrious (a.) Conferring luster or honor; renowned; as, illustrious deeds or titles..
Aulic :: Aulic (n.) The ceremony observed in conferring the degree of doctor of divinity in some European universities. It begins by a harangue of the chancellor addressed to the young doctor, who then receives the cap, and presides at the disputation (also called the aulic)..
Commission :: Commission (n.) A certificate conferring military or naval rank and authority; as, a colonel's commission..
Brevet :: Brevet (a.) Taking or conferring rank by brevet; as, a brevet colonel; a brevet commission..
Patent :: Patent (a.) Open to public perusal; -- said of a document conferring some right or privilege; as, letters patent. See Letters patent, under 3d Letter..
Laureation :: Laureation (n.) The act of crowning with laurel; the act of conferring an academic degree, or honorary title..
Commissionary :: Commissionary (a.) Of, pertaining to, or conferring, a commission; conferred by a commission or warrant..
Salvation :: Salvation (n.) The redemption of man from the bondage of sin and liability to eternal death, and the conferring on him of everlasting happiness..
Beatify :: Beatify (v. t.) To pronounce or regard as happy, or supremely blessed, or as conferring happiness..
Amrita :: Amrita (n.) Immortality; also, the nectar conferring immortality..
Carburize :: Carburize (v. t.) To combine with carbon or a carbon compound; -- said esp. of a process for conferring a higher degree of illuminating power on combustible gases by mingling them with a vapor of volatile hydrocarbons.
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