[General] confer/dispel/

vil said:

Dear teachers,

Would you be kind enough to tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expressions in bold in the following sentences?

“But, dear brother, think, further think for a moment, what joy filled our hearts, and with what surprise we must have bowed, (for who would not have bowed the knee for such a blessing?) when we received under his hand the Holy Priesthood as he said, ‘Upon you my fellow-servants, in the name of Messiah, I confer this Priesthood and this authority, which shall remain upon earth, that the Sons of Levi may yet offer an offering unto the Lord in righteousness!’

confer = give

Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered.

confer = to have discourse; to consult; to compare views; to deliberate

Mr. Mitterrand conferred the Legion of Honour on seven war veterans.

confer = grant

The system had conferred great benefits.

confer = give; grant

The prisoner asked permission to confer with his lawyer.

confer = consult

Your trust confers an honour on me.

confer = render
I would rather use the same definition as above: confer = give; grant

I have to confer with my lawyer.

confer with = counsel with

Confer remark on the next page.
I have never seen "confer" used in this away. "Compare this with the remark on the next page" makes sense to me, but not "confer."

confer = compare

Then his voice, though mild, pierced to the center, and his words, "I am thy fellow servant," dispelled every fear.

[Satan] gently raised their fainting courage, and dispelled their fears.

dispel = force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

I saw myself the lambent easy light gild the brown horror, and dispel the night.

dispel = scatter
Perhaps, but the meaning is the same as below: dispel = drive away, disperse

We have to dispel their apprehensions.

dispel = drive away, disperse

Thank you for your efforts.

Regards,

V.

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