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31defer — English has two distinct verbs defer. The one meaning ‘delay’ [14] is ultimately the same words as differ. It comes via Old French differer from Latin differre ‘carry apart, delay’, a compound verb formed from the prefix dis ‘apart’ and ferre… …
32defer — See defer, delay, postpone …
33defer — Synonyms and related words: accede, accede to, accommodate, acquiesce, adapt, adjourn, adjust, agree, agree to, assent, block, bow, bow to, capitulate, cave, comply with, conform, continue, cringe, defer to, delay, detain, drag out, extend, fawn …
34defer — de|fer [ dı fɜr ] verb transitive to arrange for something to happen at a later time than you had planned: POSTPONE de fer to phrasal verb transitive FORMAL to accept someone s opinion or decision, especially because you respect them: I will… …
35defer to — submit to or acknowledge the merit of: → defer …
36defer — I verb the committee will defer its decision Syn: postpone, put off, delay, hold over, hold off (on), put back; shelve, suspend, stay, put over, table; informal put on ice, put on the back burner, back burner, put in cold storage, mothball See… …
37defer — /dɪ fa:/ verb to put back to a later date, or to postpone ● We will have to defer payment until January. ● The de cision has been deferred until the next meeting. (NOTE: deferring – deferred) …
38defer — /dɪ fɜ:/ verb to put back to a later date, to postpone ● We will have to defer payment until January. ● The decision has been deferred until the next meeting. (NOTE: deferring–deferred) …
39Defer Elementary School — U.S. National Register of Historic Places Register of Parks, Gardens and Demesnes of Special Historic Interest …
40defer to someone — defer to (someone) to accept the opinion or judgment of someone else. In the end, you must defer to your boss, because the boss is always right …
