To Confer

1. (transitive) To grant as a possession; to bestow. [from 16th c.]
2. (intransitive) To talk together, to consult, discuss; to deliberate. [from 16th c.]
3. (obsolete) To compare. [16th–18th c.]
4. (obsolete, transitive) To bring together; to collect, gather. [16th–17th c.]
5. (obsolete) To contribute; to conduce. [16th–18th c.]

(to grant, bestow, or contribute): afford