ask vs confer with

ask and confer with both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ask	No	No	Yes	No
confer with	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, confer with is a hyponym of ask; that is, confer with is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ask:

Other hyponyms of ask include pry, query, question, interrogate, question, consult.

ask (verb)	confer with (verb)
make a request or demand for something to somebody	get or ask advice from
direct or put; seek an answer to
address a question to and expect an answer from
consider obligatory; request and expect
require or ask for as a price or condition
make a date
require as useful, just, or proper