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to confer
01
to give an official degree, title, right, etc. to someone
Transitive: to confer a degree or title on sb | to confer a degree or title upon sb
Examples
The university will confer degrees upon the graduating students during the commencement ceremony.
02
to exchange opinions and have discussions with others, often to come to an agreement or decision
Intransitive
Examples
The board members will confer next week to finalize the budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
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