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 somethingto 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.
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.
confer with someone
(about someone or something) Go to confer on someone or something (with someone)