conferred
v.v. to give someone an official title, degree, or right. You use this when an authority grants something formal to a person.
v. to grant or bestow a title, degree, or right formally. Transitive; typically used in the passive voice with 'on' or 'upon' when referring to the recipient.
The university conferred a degree on her.
The committee conferred the award on the scientist for her groundbreaking research.
The ancient council conferred the title of protector upon the general, granting him authority over the northern provinces.
The verb is transitive. It often appears in the passive voice: 'honours were conferred on him'.
conferred with himconferred the title on himLearners confuse 'confer' (to grant) with 'consult' (to discuss). 'Confer with' means to discuss, but the primary sense is granting something.