Defer

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To put off; postpone.
  • v. To postpone the induction of (one eligible for the military draft).
  • verb-intransitive. To procrastinate.
  • verb-intransitive. To submit to the opinion, wishes, or decision of another through respect or in recognition of his or her authority, knowledge, or judgment. See Synonyms at yield.
  • v. To commit or entrust to another.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To submit to the opinion or desire of another in respect to their judgment or authority.
  • v. To delay, or postpone, especially to postpone induction into military service.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.
  • verb-intransitive. To put off; to delay to act; to wait.
  • v. To render or offer.
  • v. To lay before; to submit in a respectful manner; to refer; -- with to.
  • verb-intransitive. To yield deference to the wishes of another; to submit to the opinion of another, or to authority; -- with to.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To offer; render; assign: as, to defer the command of an army.
  • To refer; leave to another's judgment and determination
  • To yield to another's opinion; submit in opinion: with to.
  • To delay; put off; postpone to a future time: as, to defer the execution of a design.
  • To cause to wait; remand; put off: applied to persons.
  • To wait; delay; procrastinate.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. yield to another's wish or opinion
  • v. hold back to a later time
  • Verb Form
    defered    deferred    deferring    defers   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    yield    buckle under    succumb    give in    knuckle under   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    deferred    deferring   
    Form
    deferred    deferring    deference    deferral   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    delay    withhold    wait    refer    postpone    procrastinate    adjourn    suspend    table    stay   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Burr    Fleur    Fur    Kerr    Monsieur    Shir    Sir    Spur    Thur    Ur   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts