Confer and Employ

Confer

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

Employ and confer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Employ" instead a verb "Confer".

Employ

Employ verb - To provide with a paying job.

Confer and employ are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Confer" instead a verb "Employ".

Common collocations

power confer power employ power
sort confer sort employ sort
variety confer variety employ variety
series confer series employ series
Other words: range, skills, powers, abilities.
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