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Phrase(s): confer something (up)on someone
to grant something, such as an academic degree, to someone, usually in a ceremony. (Upon is more formal than on.) • The university conferred an honorary degree upon her. • They conferred degrees on 300 graduates this year., Phrase(s): confer on someone or something (with someone) [and] confer (on someone or something) with someone; confer with someone (about someone or something); confer (with someone) about someone or something
to discuss someone or something. • Let us confer on this matter with the headmaster. • I want to confer with you on how to handle the problem. • I need to confer with you about Walter.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs