Converge vs Confer - What's the difference?
converge | confer |
Of two or more entities, to approach each other; to get closer and closer.
* Jefferson
(mathematics) Of a sequence, to have a limit.
(computing) Of an iterative process, to reach a stable end point.
(obsolete) To compare.
* 1557 (book title):
*, II.3.1.i:
* Boyle
To talk together, to consult, discuss; to deliberate.
* 1974 , "A Traveler's Perils", Time , 25 Mar 1974:
(obsolete) To bring together; to collect, gather.
To grant as a possession; to bestow.
* Milton
* 2010 , Andrew Rawnsley, The Observer , 7 Feb 2010:
(obsolete) To contribute; to conduce.
* Glanvill
As verbs the difference between converge and confer
is that converge is while confer is (obsolete|intransitive) to compare.converge
English
Verb
(converg)- The mountains converge into a single ridge.
Antonyms
* to divergeDerived terms
* convergence * convergentconfer
English
Verb
(conferr)- The Newe Testament ... Conferred diligently with the Greke, and best approued translations.
- Confer thine estate with others […]. Be content and rest satisfied, for thou art well in respect to others […].
- If we confer these observations with others of the like nature, we may find cause to rectify the general opinion.
- Local buttons popped when Henry Kissinger visited Little Rock last month to confer with Fulbright on the Middle East oil talks.
- the public marks of honour and reward conferred upon me
- The special immunities that are conferred on MPs were framed with the essential purpose of allowing them to speak freely in parliament.
- The closeness and compactness of the parts resting together doth much confer to the strength of the union.
