Verb: defer (deferred,deferring) di'fur
- Hold back to a later time
"let's defer the exam";
- postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table [N. Amer], shelve, set back, remit, put off, put back
- Yield to another's wish or opinion
"The government deferred to the military pressure";
- submit, bow[2], accede, give in, acquiesce
Derived forms: deferring, deferred, defers
Type of: buckle under, delay, give in, knuckle under, succumb, yield
Encyclopedia: Defer