To confer: verb (word coming from the Latin conferre “to carry (iron) with, to gather”).
The verb “to confer” has several meanings:
I) Transitive verb
1. Grant by virtue of authority (administer, allot, defer, give).
Confer a charge; honors, rank, title, decoration (to decorate).
By virtue of the powers conferred on me...
Confer holy orders (consecrate, ordain).
Figurative meaning: The privileges conferred by age.
2. Aged sense: Bringing closer to...
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