confer with vs ask

confer with and ask both are verbs.

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

As verbs, ask is a hypernym of confer with; that is, ask is a word with a broader meaning than confer with:

Other hypernyms of confer with include enquire, inquire.

confer with (verb)	ask (verb)
get or ask advice from	make a request or demand for something to somebody
	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