Hypertext Webster Gateway: "confer"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Confer \Con*fer"\, v. i.
To have discourse; to consult; to compare views; to
deliberate.

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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Confer \Con*fer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conferred}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Conferring}.] [L. conferre to bring together, contribute,
consult; con- + ferre to bear: cf. F. conf['e]rer. See 1st
{Bear}.]
1. To bring together for comparison; to compare. [Obs.]

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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

confer
adv : compare (used in texts to point the reader to another
location in the text) [syn: {cf.}, {cf}, {see}, {see
also}]
v 1: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We
conferred about a plan of action" [syn: {confabulate}, {confab},
{consult}]
2: present; "The university conferred a degree on its most
famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an
honor on someone" [syn: {bestow}]


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