confer
con·fer AW [confer confers conferred conferring] BrE [kənˈfɜː(r)] NAmE [kənˈfɜːr] verb (-rr-)(formal)
1. intransitive ~ (with sb) (on/about sth) to discuss sth with sb, in order to exchange opinions or get advice
•He wanted to confer with his colleagues before reaching a decision.
2. transitive ~ sth (on/upon sb) to give sb an award, a university degree or a particular honour or right
•An honorary degree was conferred on him by Oxford University in 2009.
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Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the general sense ‘bring together’, also in sense 1): from Latin conferre, from con- ‘together’ + ferre ‘bring’.
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