defer

defer
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v
1. delay, postpone, suspend, table, shelve, Sl. put on the shelf, pigeonhole, prorogue; hold off, hold up, lay over, refrain from further action, hold in abeyance, put in cold storage, put on ice, put on a back burner, hang fire, put in a holding pattern; procrastinate, wait, put off, cunctate, temporize, dally, gain time, Inf. drag one's feet, Inf. foot drag; Inf. stall, stave off, U. S. filibuster; respite, stay, reprieve.
2. adjourn, recess, discontinue, interrupt, intermit, break off; pause, break, breathe, All Inf. take a break, take a breath, take a breather, catch one's breath, take five.
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v
1. yield, submit, bow, bow to; give way to, give ground to; give in, surrender, acquiesce, comply, assent, capitulate; accede, cede.
2. refer, relegate, consign, entrust, deliver, hand over.

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  • Defer — may refer to: Defer Elementary School, a Michigan State Historic Site Deference, the acknowledgement of the legitimacy of the power of one s superior or superiors Deferral, the delaying of the realization of an asset or liability until a future… …   Wikipedia

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  • defer — Ⅰ. defer [1] ► VERB (deferred, deferring) ▪ put off to a later time; postpone. DERIVATIVES deferment noun deferral noun. ORIGIN Latin differre, from ferre bring, carry . Ⅱ …   English terms dictionary

  • Defer — De*fer , v. i. To put off; to delay to act; to wait. [1913 Webster] Pius was able to defer and temporize at leisure. J. A. Symonds. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Defer — De*fer , v. t. [F. d[ e]f[ e]rer to pay deference, to yield, to bring before a judge, fr. L. deferre to bring down; de + ferre to bear. See {Bear} to support, and cf. {Defer} to delay, {Delate}.] 1. To render or offer. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Defer — De*fer , v. i. To yield deference to the wishes of another; to submit to the opinion of another, or to authority; with to. [1913 Webster] The house, deferring to legal right, acquiesced. Bancroft. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • defer to — index acknowledge (verify), comply, concur (agree), hear (give attention to), honor, obey …   Law dictionary

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