Confer and Donate

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Confer verb - To give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly.

Usage example: the British monarch continues to confer knighthood on those who are outstanding in their fields of endeavor

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Donate is a synonym for confer in award topic. In some cases you can use "Donate" instead a verb "Confer".

Donate verb - To make a present of.

Usage example: we plan to donate all the profits from the rummage sale to charity

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Confer is a synonym for donate in action topic. You can use "Confer" instead a verb "Donate", if it concerns topics such as give, make a gift of.

Nearby Words: donation, donating, donative

power	confer power	donate power
powers	confer powers	donate powers

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