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confer

/kən'fɜr/

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verb
present
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"The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"

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bestow

type of:
award present
verb
have a conference in order to talk something over
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"We conferred about a plan of action"

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confab confabulate consult

type of:
hash out talk over discuss

Examples of confer

"The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"
"We conferred about a plan of action"