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Definition of Defer
1. Verb. Hold back to a later time. "Let's postpone the exam"
Exact synonyms: Hold Over, Postpone, Prorogue, Put Off, Put Over, Remit, Set Back, Shelve, Table
Entails: Reschedule, Call Off, Cancel, Scratch, Scrub
Generic synonyms: Delay
Specialized synonyms: Call, Hold, Suspend, Probate, Reprieve, Respite
Derivative terms: Deferment, Deferral, Postponement, Postponer, Prorogation, Putoff, Shelver
Entails: Reschedule, Call Off, Cancel, Scratch, Scrub
Generic synonyms: Delay
Specialized synonyms: Call, Hold, Suspend, Probate, Reprieve, Respite
Derivative terms: Deferment, Deferral, Postponement, Postponer, Prorogation, Putoff, Shelver
2. Verb. Yield to another's wish or opinion. "The government bowed to the military pressure"
Exact synonyms: Accede, Bow, Give In, Submit
Generic synonyms: Buckle Under, Give In, Knuckle Under, Succumb, Yield
Derivative terms: Deference, Deferent, Submission, Submission, Submissive, Submitter
Generic synonyms: Buckle Under, Give In, Knuckle Under, Succumb, Yield
Derivative terms: Deference, Deferent, Submission, Submission, Submissive, Submitter
Definition of Defer
1. v. t. To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.
2. v. i. To put off; to delay to act; to wait.
3. v. t. To render or offer.
4. v. i. To yield deference to the wishes of another; to submit to the opinion of another, or to authority; -- with to.
Definition of Defer
1. Verb. To delay, or postpone, especially to postpone induction into military service. ¹
2. Verb. (legal) To submit to the opinion or desire of another in respect to their judgment or authority. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Defer
1. to postpone [v -FERRED, -FERRING, -FERS] - See also: postpone
Lexicographical Neighbors of Defer
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