Definition of conferred

"conferred" in the verb sense

1. confer, confabulate, confab, consult

have a conference in order to talk something over

"We conferred about a plan of action"

2. confer, bestow

present

"The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"

"bestow an honor on someone"

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Quotations for conferred

Favours injudiciously conferred I reckon evils. [ Cicero ]

He ought to remember benefits on whom they are conferred; he who confers them ought not to mention them. [ Cicero ]

If wisdom were conferred with this proviso, that I must keep it to myself and not communicate it to others, I would have none of it. [ Seneca ]

Gratitude is never conferred but where there have been previous endeavours to excite it; we consider it as a debt, and our spirits wear a load till we have discharged the obligation. [ Goldsmith ]

He who confers a favor should at once forget it, if he is not to show a sordid ungenerous spirit. To remind a man of a kindness conferred on him, and to talk of it, is little different from reproach. [ Demosthenes ]

Fame often rests at first upon something accidental, and often, too, is swept away, or for a time removed; but neither genius nor glory is conferred at once, nor do they glimmer and fall, like drops in a grotto, at a shout. [ Landor ]

conferred in Scrabble®

The word conferred is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters conferred:

CONFERRED
(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

deforce, encoder, encored, enforce

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word conferred

CONFERRED
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In conferred

CONFERRED
(171)
CONFERRED
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conferred in Words With Friends™

The word conferred is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters conferred:

CONFERRED
(243)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

deforce, encoder, encored, enforce

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word conferred

CONFERRED
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In conferred

CONFERRED
(243)
CONFERRED
(150)
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(114)
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CONFERRED
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Words within the letters of conferred

2 letter words in conferred (8 words)

7 letter words in conferred (4 words)

8 letter words in conferred (4 words)

9 letter words in conferred (1 word)

conferred + 1 blank (2 words)

conferred + 2 blanks (3 words)

Words containing the sequence conferred

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Word Growth involving conferred

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