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1. Have a discussion
   "We conferred about a plan of action";
   - confabulate, confab [informal], consult
    
2. Grant a qualification, title, right, possession, etc.
   "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated";
   - bestow

Derived forms: conferring, confers, conferred

Type of: award, discuss, hash out, present, talk over

Encyclopedia: Confer