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What does confer mean?

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Verb
  1. (obsolete, intransitive) To compare. [16th–18th c.]
  2. (intransitive) To talk together, to consult, discuss; to deliberate. [from 16th c.]
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To bring together; to collect, gather. [16th–17th c.]
  4. (transitive) To grant as a possession; to bestow. [from 16th c.]
  5. (obsolete, intransitive) To contribute; to conduce. [16th–18th c.]
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Much more commonly, anti-tetanus serum has been widely used to confer passive immunity after potentially contaminated minor injuries.
The university is expected to confer the honorary degree on her at the university's graduation ceremony in December.
The effect was to confer a quite new level of political legitimation on Berlusconi.
Even better, its employees and freelancers confer more often, allowing them to work faster and more efficiently.
Bloodlines, most often male, confer honor and power as well as heirdom and charisma.
A second factor was the development of scientific and technical education to confer coveted academic qualifications on the captains of industry.

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