Confer and Show

Confer

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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Synonyms for Confer

Antonyms for Confer

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

Nearby Words: conference, conferred, conferring, conferment

Show

Show verb - To present so as to invite notice or attention.

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Synonyms for Show

Antonyms for Show

Confer and show are semantically related in action topic. Sometimes you can use "Confer" instead a verb "Show", if it concerns topics such as grant, act with.

Nearby Words: showy, showed, showing, showcase, shown

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Common collocations

ability	confer ability	show ability
power	confer power	show power
strength	confer strength	show strength
name	confer name	show name
Other words: sort, effects, skills.

Both words in one sentence

The most important decorations, however, don't usually show up on the character models: Those ubiquitous little Ribbons that confer immunity to Standard Status Effects (and quite a few non-standards, as well).

Source: Hair Decorations

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