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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
Example
The university will confer degrees upon the graduating students during the commencement ceremony.
The monarch will confer a knighthood upon the distinguished individual for their service to the country.
02
to exchange opinions and have discussions with others, often to come to an agreement or decision
Intransitive
Example
The board members will confer next week to finalize the budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
Before making any changes, the project team decided to confer with all stakeholders to ensure everyone was on the same page.
