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defer::verb | Spocien Dictionary

defer

verb

/dɪ'fɜr/

yield to another's wish or opinion

Type	Words
Synonyms	accede, bow, give in, submit
Type of	yield, give in, knuckle under, succumb, buckle under
Derivation	deference, deferent

defer

verb

/dɪ'fɜr/

hold back to a later time

Type	Words
Synonyms	hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table
Type of	delay
Has types	respite, suspend, call, hold, probate, reprieve
Derivation	deferment, deferral