verb (-rr-) (formal)
1 [V] ~ (with sb) (on / about sth) to discuss sth with sb, especially in order to exchange opinions or get advice:
He wanted to confer with his colleagues before reaching a decision.
2 [VN] ~ 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 1995.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for confer is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does confer appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — confer appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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