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Definition of Defers
1. defer [v] - See also: defer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Defers
Literary usage of Defers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Confessions of S. Augustine: Book I-X. by Augustine (1886)
"He is taken ill, and desires to be baptized; but his mother defers it upon his
recovery, as his father is not yet a Christian. AS a boy, then, I had already ..."
2. The Life of Thomas Jefferson by Henry Stephens Randall (1871)
"... to Short—Republican Opposition to Jefferson's Retirement —His disagreeable
Position—Letter to his Daughter on the Subject—defers his Retirement—Refuses ..."
3. Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801 by George Clinton, New York (State). Governor, 1801-1804 (George Clinton), Hugh Hastings, James Austin Holden, New York (State). State Historian (1900)
"The Monument to Herkimer—The Committee defers to Governor Clinton. Tryon County
20th of April 1778. May it please your Excellency, We had the honour of ..."
4. Julie de Lespinasse by Pierre Marie Maurice Henri Ségur (1907)
"CHAPTER VI Friendships of Mademoiselle de Lespinasse—Condorcet—His entire devotion
to Julie—He defers to her advice—She plays the part of reason against ..."