Look up: confer

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   Confer
   (Latin) literally means compare; abbreviated cf.; when this abbreviation appears in a text, the author is pointing the reader toward a text that can be compared with the argument put forth by the author.
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   confer
   [v] - present 2. [v] - have a conference in order to talk something over
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   Confer
   Con·fer' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Conferred ; present participle & verbal noun Conferring .] [ Latin conferre to bring together, contribute, consult; con- + ferre to bear: confer French conférer . See 1st Bear .] 1. To bring together for comparison; to compare. [ Obsole ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/132
   
   
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   Confer
   Con·fer' intransitive verb To have discourse; to consult; to compare views; to deliberate. « Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered. Acts xxv. 12. » « You shall hear us confer of this. Shak. » Syn. -- To counsel; advise; discourse; converse.
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   confer
   bestow verb present; `The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated`; `bestow an honor on someone`
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   confer
   verb have a conference in order to talk something over; `We conferred about a plan of action`
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   Confer
   • (v. t.) To grant as a possession; to bestow. • (v. t.) To bring together for comparison; to compare. • (v. t.) To contribute; to conduce. • (v. i.) To have discourse; to consult; to compare views; to deliberate.
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   confer
   confer; cf. Compare, refer to. The element cf. means 'refer to'. The abbreviation is most often seen in English writing. It may be used, for example, to invite readers to compare an author's discussion with that presented in another work, but the important fact to bear in mind is that cf. does not merely mean 'see' or 'see also'. The full Latin word confer...
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