Festus, when he had conferred with the council,
answered. --Acts xxv.
12.
You shall hear us confer of this. --Shak.
Syn: To counsel; advise; discourse; converse.
If we confer these observations with others of the
like nature, we may find cause to rectify the
general opinion. --Boyle.
2. To grant as a possession; to bestow.
The public marks of honor and reward Conferred upon
me. --Milton.
3. To contribute; to conduce. [Obs.]
The closeness and compactness of the parts resting
together doth much confer to the strength of the
union. --Glanvill.