To grant as a possession; to bestow.

present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

To bring together for comparison; to compare.

To have discourse; to consult; to compare views; to deliberate.

compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text)

To contribute; to conduce.

award, upon successful completion of requirements.

have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"