The Only Use of
confer
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- Miss Caroline and I had conferred twice already, and they were looking at me in the innocent assurance that familiarity breeds understanding.
p. 22.2conferred = talked
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