Both Uses of
confer
in
1984 by Orwell
- They had flown from a secret airfield in Canada to a rendezvous somewhere in Siberia, and had conferred with members of the Eurasian General Staff, to whom they had betrayed important military secrets.
p. 78..4 (definition 1) *conferred = talked
- If it once became general, wealth would confer no distinction.
p. 190..1 (definition 2) *confer = give
Definitions:
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(1) (confer as in: confer with her coach) have a conference in order to talk something over
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(2) (confer as in: confer an honorary degree) to give -- especially to bestow an honor or title