con·fer /kənˈfɝ/
  (v.)授于,賦予;商討,商議,討論
  Con·fer v. t. [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.   --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.
  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.
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  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]
       [also: conferring, conferred]