problem in definition of ''confer''

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01font00What does 01i01b00will confer power02b02i00 mean? 02font00T00o give (as a property or charac

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01b00202b00: ... <a reputation for power 01i01font00will confer power02font02i00>02br

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01font01i00confer with02i00 seems strange to me, too.Here are two prepositions used with confer 02font02br
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0I understand you in short you don't want me:P Why don't you send a private message to CJ?0-

0 Doll, please don't say that I don't want you. You always have helped me a lot. I was just saying that we both are stuck in the mid of this thread, therefore we need someone else. 0-

0<knowing how to read was a gift conferred 01font00with manhood02font00>02br
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00Note manhood, not mankind. It means when a boy becomes a man, (although I'm sure that the definition could also be stretched to girls/women). It is talking about the time when you become an adult. IT's a really odd example though as most of us

0 Jackson I was kidding:D and I invited CJ here. 0-