confer

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con·fer /kənˈfɜː $ -ˈfɜːr/ AWL verb (conferred, conferring) formal

1 [intransitiveI]DISCUSS to discuss something with other people, so that everyone can express their opinions and decide on something 商谈，商议，讨论

confer with

Franklin leant over and conferred with his attorneys.

富兰克林俯身和他的律师商谈。

2 confer a title/degree/honour etc formal GIVEto officially give someone a title etc, especially as a reward for something they have achieved 授予称号/学位/荣誉等 SYN bestow

confer a title/degree/honour etc on/upon

An honorary degree was conferred on him by the University.

该大学授予他一个荣誉学位。

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Examples from the Corpus

confer a title/degree/honour etc• Poets confer honour neither on themselves nor on their work by using a sophisticated diction.

—conferment noun [countableC, uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

confer• Some specific functions can only be conferred by an order made by the Lord Chancellor.• With the first mover advantage conferred by this partnership, we expect to take the lion's share of that new business.• It gave Becton the title of chief executive officer and conferred extraordinary powers upon him.• The university has already conferred honorary degrees on several prime ministers.• The President trusted him so much that he conferred on him the role of "Principal Advisor".• He conferred privately with key congressional leaders and together they started the Manhattan Project.• In other words, multimedia must confer real benefits.• The effect of this order was to confer second-class citizenship on the proud Washington.• Bethel indicated that all institutions conducting courses at degree level in all countries except the United Kingdom conferred their own awards.

confer with• Franklin leaned over and conferred with his attorneys.

From Longman Business Dictionary