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Mandate vs Confer - What's the difference?

mandate | confer |


As verbs the difference between mandate and confer

is that mandate is while confer is (obsolete|intransitive) to compare.

Bestowed vs Confer - What's the difference?

bestowed | confer |


As verbs the difference between bestowed and confer

is that bestowed is past tense of bestow while confer is to compare.

Confer vs Vest - What's the difference?

confer | vest |


As verbs the difference between confer and vest

is that confer is to compare while vest is to clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.

As a noun vest is

a loose robe or outer garment worn historically by men in Arabic or Middle Eastern countries.

Confer vs Commit - What's the difference?

confer | commit |


As verbs the difference between confer and commit

is that confer is (obsolete|intransitive) to compare while commit is .

Cycad vs Confer - What's the difference?

cycad | confer |


As a noun cycad

is (botany) any plant of the division cycadophyta, as the sago palm, etc.

As a verb confer is

(obsolete|intransitive) to compare.

Confer vs Impute - What's the difference?

confer | impute |


As verbs the difference between confer and impute

is that confer is (obsolete|intransitive) to compare while impute is .

Endow vs Confer - What's the difference?

endow | confer |


As verbs the difference between endow and confer

is that endow is to furnish with money or its equivalent, as a permanent fund for support; to make pecuniary provision for; to settle an income upon; especially, to furnish with dower; as, to endow a wife; to endow a public institution while confer is to compare.

Confer vs Announce - What's the difference?

confer | announce | Related terms |

Confer is a related term of announce.


As verbs the difference between confer and announce

is that confer is (obsolete|intransitive) to compare while announce is (label) to give public notice, or first notice of; to make known; to publish; to proclaim.

Confer vs Disclose - What's the difference?

confer | disclose | Related terms |

Confer is a related term of disclose.


In lang=en terms the difference between confer and disclose

is that confer is to grant as a possession; to bestow while disclose is to expose to the knowledge of others; to make known, state openly, reveal.

As verbs the difference between confer and disclose

is that confer is (obsolete|intransitive) to compare while disclose is (obsolete) to open up, unfasten.

As a noun disclose is

(obsolete) a disclosure.

Distribute vs Confer - What's the difference?

distribute | confer |


In transitive terms the difference between distribute and confer

is that distribute is (to classify or separate into categories) To classify or separate into categories while confer is to grant as a possession; to bestow.

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