confer status

Frequency: 3.81.4 per million words

To grant a particular social or professional standing.

conferVERB + NOUN

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status

Examples (10)

  • A university degree can confer a certain status on an individual.
  • The knighthood conferred status and respect upon him throughout the kingdom.
  • Special diplomatic status has been conferred upon the envoy.
  • This new law will confer legal status on same-sex partnerships.
  • Conferring 'heritage' status on the building will protect it from demolition.
  • The goal of the award is to confer status on emerging artists.
  • If the council approves the plan, it would confer protected status on the ancient forest.
  • The prestigious prize has conferred an elevated status on her within the scientific community.
  • In some cultures, great wealth alone does not confer high social status.
  • Does this title truly confer the status and authority they believe it does?