conferv.

Brit.

/kənˈfəː/, U.S.

/kənˈfər/

Etymology: < Latin conferre to bring together, collect, gather, contribute, connect, join, consult together, bring together for joint examination, compare; also to confer, or bestow; < con- together, and intensive + ferre to bear, bring. French conférer (14th cent. in Littré) does not appear to have been taken into English: hence the difference of stress between conˈfer , deˈfer , inˈfer , and ˈdiffer , ˈoffer , ˈproffer , ˈsuffer . Compare collate v., formed on the participial stem of Latin conferre.

†1.

a. transitive. To bring together, gather, collect; to add together. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (transitive)]

somnec825

heapc900

gathera975

samc1000

to set togetherc1275

fang1340

assemblec1374

recueilc1380

drawa1393

to draw togethera1398

semblea1400

congatherc1400

congregatec1400

to take together1490

recollect1513

to gather togetherc1515

to get together1523

congesta1552

confer1552

collect1573

ingatherc1575

ramass1586

upgather1590

to muster upa1593

accrue1594

musterc1595

compone1613

herd1615

contract1620

recoil1632

comporta1641

rally1643

rendezvous1670

purse1809

adduct1824

to round up1873

reeve1876

to pull together1925

the world > relative properties > number > arithmetic or algebraic operations > perform arithmetic or algebraic operations [verb (transitive)] > add or sum

suma1387

drawc1392

to lay togethera1400

add?c1425

foot1491

confer1552

to add up1611

total1716

sum1740

tot1770

to run up1830

summate1880

1552 R. Record Ground of Artes (rev. ed.) ii. sig. Y.iiii I dyd confer theyr debtes togither, and found the debte of the first man and the second to amount to 47 li.

1571 Homilies (1574) ii. Rebellion vi. 613 To conferre theyr common forces, to the defence of theyr felowe Christians.

?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) xxii. 619 That all the handmaids she should first confer.

1618 G. Chapman tr. Hesiod Georgicks ii. 29 All tooles..And..tacklings, to thy House confer.

†b. To include together, comprise, comprehend.

ΚΠ

c1540 Pilgrim's Tale 727 in F. Thynne Animaduersions (1875) App. i. 98 Vnder the coler of the wolfe Is conferyd al the stinking fuet—So the hunters call it whan they mak ther suet.

?1611 G. Chapman in tr. Homer Iliads Pref. 70 The works of all being conferred and preserved there.

1632 Guillim's Display of Heraldrie (ed. 2) iii. xxiv. 247 The skull is inwardly hollow, to the end that the braine..might be the more commodiously conferred therein.

†c. figurative. To bring (e.g. to mind, under one's notice, etc.). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > notice, observation > observe, note [verb (transitive)] > bring to notice

to lay in (a person's) lap1531

submit1560

introduct1570

confer1586

introduce1766

1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. B8^v I conferre the regarde thereof to my present imaginations.

1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. H4^v But what doe I conferre vnto your view, the notes of such and so many doubtes and hazardes.

†2.

a. To collect, give, or furnish as a contribution; to contribute. Const. to. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > payment > contribution > contribute [verb (transitive)]

contribute1530

confera1538

to scat and lot1560

to kick in1908

to put in1915

a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 117 To conferre every yere a certayn summe..to the byldyng & reformyng of al such..placys.

1628 T. Hobbes tr. Thucydides Peloponnesian War (1822) i. ix. 6 He himself hath conferred most ships to that action.

a1677 I. Barrow Wks. (1686) III. 401 It confers somewhat to the need, convenience, or comfort of those..creatures.

†b. absol. To contribute (unto, to). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > [verb (intransitive)] > contribute to a result

confer1528

the mind > possession > giving > give [verb (transitive)] > contribute

confer1528

battel1600

club1632

contribute1653

collate1655

1528 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) I. App. xxiii. 46 Such things..as might conferre unto the same.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. ii. 64 The Compasse, declaring rather the ship is turned, then conferring unto its conversion.

1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. vi. 84 Those things which conferr hereunto are to be esteemed Goods.

a1677 I. Barrow Serm. Several Occasions (1678) 504 The Priests do confer to the good of the State.

1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 11 Addition of Distent will confer much to their Beauty.

a. transitive. To give, grant, bestow, as a grace, or as the act of a qualified superior.

ΚΠ

1570 Act 13 Eliz. c. 12 §8 No Title to conferr or present by Lapse, shall accrue upon any Depryvation ipso facto.

1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island i. v. 2 Such honour thus conferr'd.

1716–17 A. Pope Let. in Corresp. (1956) I. 383 The very favour you are then conferring.

1725 G. Berkeley Proposal supplying Churches (rev. ed.) 22 They have also the power of conferring degrees in all faculties.

1765–9 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (1793) 505 The stile and title..which the king is pleased to confer.

1858 G. MacDonald Phantastes 217 Benefits conferred awaken love in some minds.

1891 N.E.D. at Confer Mod. The ordinary degrees were then conferred.

†b. Const. to, unto, or dative; rarely into. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > give [verb (transitive)] > confer

giveOE

doOE

confer1542

feoff1571

infer1589

collate1591

instate1647

accede1818

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 254 The garlande murall, (whiche the..Capitain conferred to suche persone as..had firste scaled the walles).

1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. Ci It is y^e sacramental mean wherwyth they be applied and conferred vnto us.

1598 G. Chapman tr. Homer Seauen Bks. Iliades ii. 307 Jove bow'd his head..for sign we should confer These Trojans their due fate.

1654 R. Codrington tr. Justinus Hist. 20 The Kingdom of the Persians..was conferred into the power of one.

1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 593 To confer his right of Claym in that Kingdom to Philip.

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued I. ii. 348 Virtue..confers us very little benefit.

c. Const. on, upon. (Cf. bestow v. 6b.)

ΚΠ

a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. ii. 126 And confer faire Millaine With all the Honors, on my brother.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxx. 178 Those that have the Soveraign Power conferred on them.

1841 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights I. 12 For the favour he had conferred upon him.

1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. I. i. 6 Why should we not make the public pay for the great benefits we confer on them?

d. with the subject a thing.

ΚΠ

a1600 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie (1648) vi. 104 That Sacraments containe and conferre grace.

1809 J. Marshall Writings upon Federal Constit. (1839) 113 The incorporating act confers this jurisdiction.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xv. 102 That joy of heart which perfect health confers.

†4.

a. To bring into comparison, compare, collate. Const. usually with; also to, unto. Also absol. Obsolete.Exceedingly common from 1530 to 1650. The Latin abbreviation ‘cf.’ of confer = compare, is still in use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > compare [verb (transitive)]

evenOE

comparisonc1374

measurea1382

remenec1390

compare1509

confer?1531

to lay togethera1568

lay1577

paragona1586

paragonize1589

set1589

sympathize1600

confront1604

to name on (also in) the same day1609

collate1612

to lay down by1614

sampler1628

to set together1628

matcha1649

run1650

vie1685

to put together1690

?1531 J. Frith Disput. Purgatorye To Rdr. sig. a2^v Let vs euer conferre them vnto the pure worde of god.

1544 Bk. Chyldren in T. Phaer tr. J. Goeurot Regiment of Lyfe (new ed.) sig. D^v Conferrying the boke and the herbe duly togyther.

1557 (title) The Newe Testament..Conferred diligently with the Greke, and best approued translations.

1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. O4, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) If they be conferred..to the life and ioyes to come.

1624 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 2) ii. iii. iii. 269 Conferre future and times past with the present.

1660 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. III. iv. 14 Most of our party confer irrationall creatures in generall, simply with men.

1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea II. xlvi. 306 To confer occasionally, in order to see that his accounts agree.

†b. to confer notes: see compare v.¹ 2b. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > conversation > converse [verb (intransitive)] > confer, consult, or deliberate

roundc1275

to speak togetherc1275

to take counselc1290

counsel1297

treat1297

advisea1393

communea1393

to take deliberationc1405

common1416

to put (also bring, lay, set, etc.) their (also our, your) heads togetherc1425

janglec1440

bespeak1489

parliamenta1492

intercommonc1540

confer1545

parle1558

consult1565

imparl1572

break parle1594

handle1596

emparley1600

to confer notes1650

to compare notes1709

powwow1780

to get together1816

palaver1877

1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine ii. xiv. 300 Here Gentile and Jew confer their notes, and compare their intelligence together concerning Christs birth.

1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 177 All their informers assemble, and confer their notes together.

c1704 J. Swift Problem The Ladies vanish in the smother To confer notes with one another.

†c. To put the sense together, construe. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > interpretation > particular interpretation, construction > interpret in particular way [verb (transitive)]

understandc1000

interpretc1380

construea1400

construec1465

to make (a) construction1528

expound1533

confera1555

reada1556

decipher1569

resemble1592

intellect1599

a1555 J. Philpot tr. C. S. Curione Def. Authority Christ's Church in R. Eden Exam. & Writings J. Philpot (1842) (modernized text) 334 Where we say that the holy Church..may err, that is thus to be conferred, that it is possible some part of the Church for a time to be deceived.

†5.

a. intransitive. To agree, accord, conform (with, to).

ΚΠ

1560 J. Frampton in J. Strype Ann. Reformation (1725) I. xx. 244 They asked me, whether I would confer with their religion..And I did confer with them in their religion.

1641 ‘Smectymnuus’ Vindic. Answer Hvmble Remonstr. To Rdr. sig. a4 Churches that doe not conferre to Episcopall Government.

†b. transitive. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > act in accordance with [verb (transitive)] > conform to or with

confer1534

to fall in1602

comply1650

1534 Prymer in Eng. sig. B.vi They that conferre theyr lyfe & workes to the sygnes of heuen.

a. intransitive. To converse, talk together; now always on an important subject, or on some stated question: to hold conference, take counsel, consult.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > conversation > converse [verb (intransitive)] > confer, consult, or deliberate

roundc1275

to speak togetherc1275

to take counselc1290

counsel1297

treat1297

advisea1393

communea1393

to take deliberationc1405

common1416

to put (also bring, lay, set, etc.) their (also our, your) heads togetherc1425

janglec1440

bespeak1489

parliamenta1492

intercommonc1540

confer1545

parle1558

consult1565

imparl1572

break parle1594

handle1596

emparley1600

to confer notes1650

to compare notes1709

powwow1780

to get together1816

palaver1877

1545 in E. Lodge Illustr. Brit. Hist. (1791) I. 114 The Wardens, wt. whom I have conferred in that behalf, do say.

1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health ccxli. 240 To conferre & talke with our friendes of merrie matters.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) v. ii. 107 They sit conferring by the Parler fire.

1669 S. Pepys Diary 19 Mar. (1976) IX. 487 Desirous that I would..come..and confer with him about the Navy.

1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 226 I observ'd the Maid..conferring with a Country Fellow.

1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V III. vii. 51 A certain number..should meet, in order to confer upon the points in dispute.

1879 ‘E. Garrett’ House by Wks. II. 38 The two girls conferred together, and Lydia accepted the offer.

b. figurative.

ΚΠ

1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in Panoplie Epist. 87 I would have you conferre w^t your owne conscience.

1610 Bp. J. Hall Common Apol. against Brownists 731 Consider, and conferre seriously.

†7. transitive. To discuss, talk over, consult about.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > conversation > converse with [verb (transitive)] > discuss or confer about

bespeakc1175

roundc1275

talka1387

discuss1402

commune1423

common1435

discutec1440

ventilate?1530

discourse1546

confer1552

consult?1553

imparlc1600

parle1631

conjobble1692

to talk over1734

chew1939

punt1945

to kick about1966

1552 T. Barnabe Let. 1 Oct. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. II. 205 To com to hym and conferre certayne matters with hym.

1582 Bible (Rheims) Luke xxiv. 17 What are these communications that you conferre one with an other [L. sermones quos confertis]?

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 774 They..confer Thir State affairs.

1680 ‘Philalethes’ tr. G. Buchanan De Jure Regni apud Scotos 3 Freedome of speaking and conferring the thoughts of the heart.

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单词	confer
释义	conferv. Brit. /kənˈfəː/, U.S. /kənˈfər/ Etymology: < Latin conferre to bring together, collect, gather, contribute, connect, join, consult together, bring together for joint examination, compare; also to confer, or bestow; < con- together, and intensive + ferre to bear, bring. French conférer (14th cent. in Littré) does not appear to have been taken into English: hence the difference of stress between conˈfer , deˈfer , inˈfer , and ˈdiffer , ˈoffer , ˈproffer , ˈsuffer . Compare collate v., formed on the participial stem of Latin conferre. †1. a. transitive. To bring together, gather, collect; to add together. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (transitive)] somnec825 heapc900 gathera975 samc1000 to set togetherc1275 fang1340 assemblec1374 recueilc1380 drawa1393 to draw togethera1398 semblea1400 congatherc1400 congregatec1400 to take together1490 recollect1513 to gather togetherc1515 to get together1523 congesta1552 confer1552 collect1573 ingatherc1575 ramass1586 upgather1590 to muster upa1593 accrue1594 musterc1595 compone1613 herd1615 contract1620 recoil1632 comporta1641 rally1643 rendezvous1670 purse1809 adduct1824 to round up1873 reeve1876 to pull together1925 the world > relative properties > number > arithmetic or algebraic operations > perform arithmetic or algebraic operations [verb (transitive)] > add or sum suma1387 drawc1392 to lay togethera1400 add?c1425 foot1491 confer1552 to add up1611 total1716 sum1740 tot1770 to run up1830 summate1880 1552 R. Record Ground of Artes (rev. ed.) ii. sig. Y.iiii I dyd confer theyr debtes togither, and found the debte of the first man and the second to amount to 47 li. 1571 Homilies (1574) ii. Rebellion vi. 613 To conferre theyr common forces, to the defence of theyr felowe Christians. ?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) xxii. 619 That all the handmaids she should first confer. 1618 G. Chapman tr. Hesiod Georgicks ii. 29 All tooles..And..tacklings, to thy House confer. †b. To include together, comprise, comprehend. ΚΠ c1540 Pilgrim's Tale 727 in F. Thynne Animaduersions (1875) App. i. 98 Vnder the coler of the wolfe Is conferyd al the stinking fuet—So the hunters call it whan they mak ther suet. ?1611 G. Chapman in tr. Homer Iliads Pref. 70 The works of all being conferred and preserved there. 1632 Guillim's Display of Heraldrie (ed. 2) iii. xxiv. 247 The skull is inwardly hollow, to the end that the braine..might be the more commodiously conferred therein. †c. figurative. To bring (e.g. to mind, under one's notice, etc.). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > notice, observation > observe, note [verb (transitive)] > bring to notice to lay in (a person's) lap1531 submit1560 introduct1570 confer1586 introduce1766 1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. B8^v I conferre the regarde thereof to my present imaginations. 1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. H4^v But what doe I conferre vnto your view, the notes of such and so many doubtes and hazardes. †2. a. To collect, give, or furnish as a contribution; to contribute. Const. to. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > payment > contribution > contribute [verb (transitive)] contribute1530 confera1538 to scat and lot1560 to kick in1908 to put in1915 a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 117 To conferre every yere a certayn summe..to the byldyng & reformyng of al such..placys. 1628 T. Hobbes tr. Thucydides Peloponnesian War (1822) i. ix. 6 He himself hath conferred most ships to that action. a1677 I. Barrow Wks. (1686) III. 401 It confers somewhat to the need, convenience, or comfort of those..creatures. †b. absol. To contribute (unto, to). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > [verb (intransitive)] > contribute to a result confer1528 the mind > possession > giving > give [verb (transitive)] > contribute confer1528 battel1600 club1632 contribute1653 collate1655 1528 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) I. App. xxiii. 46 Such things..as might conferre unto the same. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. ii. 64 The Compasse, declaring rather the ship is turned, then conferring unto its conversion. View more context for this quotation 1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. vi. 84 Those things which conferr hereunto are to be esteemed Goods. a1677 I. Barrow Serm. Several Occasions (1678) 504 The Priests do confer to the good of the State. 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 11 Addition of Distent will confer much to their Beauty. 3. a. transitive. To give, grant, bestow, as a grace, or as the act of a qualified superior. ΚΠ 1570 Act 13 Eliz. c. 12 §8 No Title to conferr or present by Lapse, shall accrue upon any Depryvation ipso facto. 1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island i. v. 2 Such honour thus conferr'd. 1716–17 A. Pope Let. in Corresp. (1956) I. 383 The very favour you are then conferring. 1725 G. Berkeley Proposal supplying Churches (rev. ed.) 22 They have also the power of conferring degrees in all faculties. 1765–9 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (1793) 505 The stile and title..which the king is pleased to confer. 1858 G. MacDonald Phantastes 217 Benefits conferred awaken love in some minds. 1891 N.E.D. at Confer Mod. The ordinary degrees were then conferred. †b. Const. to, unto, or dative; rarely into. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > give [verb (transitive)] > confer giveOE doOE confer1542 feoff1571 infer1589 collate1591 instate1647 accede1818 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 254 The garlande murall, (whiche the..Capitain conferred to suche persone as..had firste scaled the walles). 1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. Ci It is y^e sacramental mean wherwyth they be applied and conferred vnto us. 1598 G. Chapman tr. Homer Seauen Bks. Iliades ii. 307 Jove bow'd his head..for sign we should confer These Trojans their due fate. 1654 R. Codrington tr. Justinus Hist. 20 The Kingdom of the Persians..was conferred into the power of one. 1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 593 To confer his right of Claym in that Kingdom to Philip. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued I. ii. 348 Virtue..confers us very little benefit. c. Const. on, upon. (Cf. bestow v. 6b.) ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. ii. 126 And confer faire Millaine With all the Honors, on my brother. View more context for this quotation 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxx. 178 Those that have the Soveraign Power conferred on them. 1841 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights I. 12 For the favour he had conferred upon him. 1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. I. i. 6 Why should we not make the public pay for the great benefits we confer on them? d. with the subject a thing. ΚΠ a1600 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie (1648) vi. 104 That Sacraments containe and conferre grace. 1809 J. Marshall Writings upon Federal Constit. (1839) 113 The incorporating act confers this jurisdiction. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xv. 102 That joy of heart which perfect health confers. †4. a. To bring into comparison, compare, collate. Const. usually with; also to, unto. Also absol. Obsolete.Exceedingly common from 1530 to 1650. The Latin abbreviation ‘cf.’ of confer = compare, is still in use. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > compare [verb (transitive)] evenOE comparisonc1374 measurea1382 remenec1390 compare1509 confer?1531 to lay togethera1568 lay1577 paragona1586 paragonize1589 set1589 sympathize1600 confront1604 to name on (also in) the same day1609 collate1612 to lay down by1614 sampler1628 to set together1628 matcha1649 run1650 vie1685 to put together1690 ?1531 J. Frith Disput. Purgatorye To Rdr. sig. a2^v Let vs euer conferre them vnto the pure worde of god. 1544 Bk. Chyldren in T. Phaer tr. J. Goeurot Regiment of Lyfe (new ed.) sig. D^v Conferrying the boke and the herbe duly togyther. 1557 (title) The Newe Testament..Conferred diligently with the Greke, and best approued translations. 1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. O4, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) If they be conferred..to the life and ioyes to come. 1624 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 2) ii. iii. iii. 269 Conferre future and times past with the present. 1660 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. III. iv. 14 Most of our party confer irrationall creatures in generall, simply with men. 1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea II. xlvi. 306 To confer occasionally, in order to see that his accounts agree. †b. to confer notes: see compare v.¹ 2b. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > converse [verb (intransitive)] > confer, consult, or deliberate roundc1275 to speak togetherc1275 to take counselc1290 counsel1297 treat1297 advisea1393 communea1393 to take deliberationc1405 common1416 to put (also bring, lay, set, etc.) their (also our, your) heads togetherc1425 janglec1440 bespeak1489 parliamenta1492 intercommonc1540 confer1545 parle1558 consult1565 imparl1572 break parle1594 handle1596 emparley1600 to confer notes1650 to compare notes1709 powwow1780 to get together1816 palaver1877 1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine ii. xiv. 300 Here Gentile and Jew confer their notes, and compare their intelligence together concerning Christs birth. 1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 177 All their informers assemble, and confer their notes together. c1704 J. Swift Problem The Ladies vanish in the smother To confer notes with one another. †c. To put the sense together, construe. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > interpretation > particular interpretation, construction > interpret in particular way [verb (transitive)] understandc1000 interpretc1380 construea1400 construec1465 to make (a) construction1528 expound1533 confera1555 reada1556 decipher1569 resemble1592 intellect1599 a1555 J. Philpot tr. C. S. Curione Def. Authority Christ's Church in R. Eden Exam. & Writings J. Philpot (1842) (modernized text) 334 Where we say that the holy Church..may err, that is thus to be conferred, that it is possible some part of the Church for a time to be deceived. †5. a. intransitive. To agree, accord, conform (with, to). ΚΠ 1560 J. Frampton in J. Strype Ann. Reformation (1725) I. xx. 244 They asked me, whether I would confer with their religion..And I did confer with them in their religion. 1641 ‘Smectymnuus’ Vindic. Answer Hvmble Remonstr. To Rdr. sig. a4 Churches that doe not conferre to Episcopall Government. †b. transitive. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > act in accordance with [verb (transitive)] > conform to or with confer1534 to fall in1602 comply1650 1534 Prymer in Eng. sig. B.vi They that conferre theyr lyfe & workes to the sygnes of heuen. 6. a. intransitive. To converse, talk together; now always on an important subject, or on some stated question: to hold conference, take counsel, consult. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > converse [verb (intransitive)] > confer, consult, or deliberate roundc1275 to speak togetherc1275 to take counselc1290 counsel1297 treat1297 advisea1393 communea1393 to take deliberationc1405 common1416 to put (also bring, lay, set, etc.) their (also our, your) heads togetherc1425 janglec1440 bespeak1489 parliamenta1492 intercommonc1540 confer1545 parle1558 consult1565 imparl1572 break parle1594 handle1596 emparley1600 to confer notes1650 to compare notes1709 powwow1780 to get together1816 palaver1877 1545 in E. Lodge Illustr. Brit. Hist. (1791) I. 114 The Wardens, wt. whom I have conferred in that behalf, do say. 1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health ccxli. 240 To conferre & talke with our friendes of merrie matters. a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) v. ii. 107 They sit conferring by the Parler fire. View more context for this quotation 1669 S. Pepys Diary 19 Mar. (1976) IX. 487 Desirous that I would..come..and confer with him about the Navy. 1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 226 I observ'd the Maid..conferring with a Country Fellow. 1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V III. vii. 51 A certain number..should meet, in order to confer upon the points in dispute. 1879 ‘E. Garrett’ House by Wks. II. 38 The two girls conferred together, and Lydia accepted the offer. b. figurative. ΚΠ 1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in Panoplie Epist. 87 I would have you conferre w^t your owne conscience. 1610 Bp. J. Hall Common Apol. against Brownists 731 Consider, and conferre seriously. †7. transitive. To discuss, talk over, consult about. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > converse with [verb (transitive)] > discuss or confer about bespeakc1175 roundc1275 talka1387 discuss1402 commune1423 common1435 discutec1440 ventilate?1530 discourse1546 confer1552 consult?1553 imparlc1600 parle1631 conjobble1692 to talk over1734 chew1939 punt1945 to kick about1966 1552 T. Barnabe Let. 1 Oct. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. II. 205 To com to hym and conferre certayne matters with hym. 1582 Bible (Rheims) Luke xxiv. 17 What are these communications that you conferre one with an other [L. sermones quos confertis]? 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 774 They..confer Thir State affairs. View more context for this quotation 1680 ‘Philalethes’ tr. G. Buchanan De Jure Regni apud Scotos 3 Freedome of speaking and conferring the thoughts of the heart. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1528
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