was closeted with (verb) consult: ask, confer
Sinonime: argue, ask advice of, be closeted with,
brainstorm*, call in,
cogitate, collogue, commune, compare notes, confab, confabulate,
consider,
debate,
deliberate,
discuss,
examine, flap, groupthink, huddle,
interrogate,
interview, kick ideas around,
negotiate,
parlay, pick one's brains, powwow, put heads together,
question, refer to,
regard,
respect,
review, seek advice, seek opinion of, take a meeting, take account of, take counsel, talk over, toss ideas around,
treat, turn to