Confer /(kŏn*fẽr")/

imp. & p. p. Conferred; p. pr. & vb. n. Conferring

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.

2. To grant as a possession; to bestow.

   The public marks of honor and reward Conferred upon me.

3. To contribute; to conduce. [Obs.]

   The closeness and compactness of the parts resting together doth much confer to the strength of the union.

1. To have discourse; to consult; to compare views; to deliberate.

   Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered.

   You shall hear us confer of this.