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   confer

   /kənˈfəː/

   verb

   • 1. grant (a title, degree, benefit, or right): "the Minister may have exceeded the powers conferred on him by Parliament" Similar bestow onpresent with/togrant toaward todecorate withhonour withgive togive out togift withendow withvest inhand out toextend tovouchsafe toaccord toOpposite withholdremove
   • 2. have discussions; exchange opinions: "the officials were conferring with allies" Similar consulthave discussionsdiscuss thingsexchange viewstalkhave a talkspeakconversecommunicatehave a chathave a tête-à-têtenegotiatehave negotiationshave talksparleypalaverinformal:have a confabchew the fat/ragjawrappowwowformal:confabulate

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the general sense ‘bring together’, also in confer (sense 2)): from Latin conferre, from con- ‘together’ + ferre ‘bring’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. conferrable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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