v. 25B6; verb
she conferred a knighthood on him : BESTOW ON, present to, grant to, award to, decorate with, honour with, give to, endow with, extend to, vouchsafe to.
she went to confer with her colleagues : CONSULT, talk, speak, converse, have a chat, have a tête-à-tête, parley; informal have a confab, powwow.