confer

confer: confer 1 bestow, present, *give, donate, afford

Analogous words: accord, award, vouchsafe, *grant

2 Confer, commune, consult, advise, parley, treat, negotiate are synonyms when they are used intransitively and bear the meaning to carry on a conversation or discussion especially in order to reach a decision or settlement.

Confer implies comparison of views or opinions and, as a rule, equality in those participating in the discussion

{
the executives confer weekly about important business affairs
}

{
the Dauphin and his train approacheth, to confer about some matter— Shak.
}

Commune, once a close synonym of confer, now is rare in this sense

{
we were communing on important matters— Walpole
}

In current use it usually implies spiritual intercourse (as in prayer or meditation or in a close union of minds and spirits)

{
there, sitting on the ground, the two [mother and child] would commune with each other by the hour— Hudson
}

Consult adds to confer the implication of seeking or taking counsel

{
the president will not make his reply to the ambassador until he has consulted with the cabinet
}

{
the three powers would consult on how to ameliorate the internal political conflict— Vucinich
}

Advise often is not clearly distinguishable from consult except that it is more suitable for use regarding personal matters on which one seeks advice

{
before he makes his decision, he will advise with his friends
}

Parley, treat, and negotiate all imply conference for the sake of settling differences or of coming to an agreement on terms.

Parley stresses the talk involving the discussion of terms

{
they are at hand, to parley or to fight— Shak.
}

{
the . . . government was forced to parley with the rebels— Harrington
}

Treat adds to parley the implication either of a common will to adjust differences or of the need of diplomacy

{
the warring nations were ready to treat for peace
}

{
the commander in chief . . . was to treat for an armistice— Pares
}

Negotiate implies compromise or bargaining

{
after the preliminaries were over, they proceeded to negotiate
}

Analogous words: converse, talk, *speak: *discuss, debate, argue

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Synonyms:

Converse, discourse, parley, advise, talk, hold a conference, talk together, compare notes, interchange views, Bestow, give, grant, vouchsafe

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Cónfer — es una palabra que se utiliza siempre abreviada, generalmente en cf. o cfr.,[1] que se utiliza en los escritos para indicar que se debe consultar algo. Procede del latín confer, imperativo de conferre, que significa literalmente «compara», y está … Wikipedia Español
confer — CÓNFER Termen prin care se face o referire, o trimitere comparativă de la un text la un izvor sau la o lucrare lămuritoare. [Scris şi prescurtat: cf.] – cuv. lat., fr. Trimis de LauraGellner, 30.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 cónfer (imper. lat.); abr … Dicționar Român
confer — I (consult) verb advise, compare opinions, confide in, consult with, consultare, counsel, deliberate, discuss, exchange observations, exhort, give advice, hold a conference, hold a consultation, interchange views, negotiate, palaver, parley,… … Law dictionary
confer — con‧fer [kənˈfɜː ǁ ˈfɜːr] verb conferred PTandPP conferring PRESPART [intransitive] to discuss something with other people in order to make a decision based on more than one person s opinion: • The chairwoman is conferring with the board later… … Financial and business terms
Confer — Con*fer (k[o^]n*f[ e]r ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conferred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conferring}.] [L. conferre to bring together, contribute, consult; con + ferre to bear: cf. F. conf[ e]rer. See 1st {Bear}.] 1. To bring together for comparison; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cónfer — Forma imperativa del verbo latino conferre, que significa literalmente ‘compara’. Remite a la consulta de un determinado texto o pasaje y se utiliza siempre en sus formas abreviadas cf., cfr., cónf. y cónfr. (→ apéndice 2), las dos últimas hoy en … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
Confer — Con*fer , v. i. To have discourse; to consult; to compare views; to deliberate. [1913 Webster] Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered. Acts xxv. 12. [1913 Webster] You shall hear us confer of this. Shak. Syn: To counsel; advise; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
confer — → cf. confer inv. (Mot latin) Mention qui signifie comparez, reportez vous à . (Abrév.: cf.) … Encyclopédie Universelle
confer — (izg. kȍnfer) uzv. DEFINICIJA usporedi!, sravni!, uputa čitatelju da navedeno mjesto usporedi s nekim djelom, izrazom i sl. (krat. cfr., cf.; odgovara hrvatskom usp.) ETIMOLOGIJA lat. confer: usporedi ← conferre: skupiti, usporediti … Hrvatski jezični portal
confer — [v1] discuss, deliberate advise, argue, bargain, blitz*, brainstorm*, breeze*, collogue, confab*, confabulate, consult, converse, deal, debate, discourse, flap*, gab*, get heads together*, give meeting*, groupthink*, huddle, jaw, kick ideas… … New thesaurus

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