confer a title/degree/honour etc formal GIVEto officially give someone a title etc, especially as a reward for something they have achieved 授予称号/学位/荣誉等 SYN bestowconfer a title/degree/honour etc on/upon An honorary degree was conferred on him by the University. 该大学授予他一个荣誉学位。
► see thesaurus at giveconfer a title/degree/honour etc• Poets confer honour neither on themselves nor on their work by using a sophisticated diction.
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