confer
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to confer (third-person singular simple present confers, present participle conferring, simple past and past participle conferred)
- (obsolete, transitive) To bring together, collect
- (intransitive) To have discourse; to consult, discuss; to compare views; to deliberate.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To contribute (to); to conduce.
- (transitive) To grant as a possession; to bestow.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To compare.
- The Newe Testament ... Conferred diligently with the Greke, and best approued translations. (title of 1557 book)
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collect
discuss, consult
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conduce
bestow