[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

defer \defer"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. deferred; p. pr.  vb. n.
   deferring. oe. differren, f. diff'erer, fr. l. differre
   to delay, bear different ways; dis- + ferre to bear. see
   bear to support, and cf. differ, defer to offer.
   to put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the
   execution of; to delay; to withhold.
   1913 webster

         defer the spoil of the city until night. --shak.
   1913 webster

         god . . . will not long defer
         to vindicate the glory of his name.      --milton.
   1913 webster
see also:
deferred deferring bear differ defer 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

defer \defer"\, 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

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

defer \defer"\, v. t. f. d'ef'erer 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

            worship deferred to the virgin.       --brevint.
      1913 webster

   2. to lay before; to submit in a respectful manner; to refer;
      -- with to.
      1913 webster

            hereupon the commissioners . . . deferred the matter
            to the earl of northumberland.        --bacon.
      1913 webster
see also:
bear defer delate 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

defer \defer"\, 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

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

defer
     v 1: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" syn: postpone,
           prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve,
           set back, remit, put off
     2: submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "the
        government bowed to the military pressure" syn: submit,
         bow, accede, give in
     also: deferring, deferred
see also:
postpone prorogue hold over put over table shelve 
set back remit put off submit bow 
accede give in deferring deferred 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

75 moby thesaurus words for "defer":
   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, hang fire, hang up, hinder, hold off,
   hold over, hold up, impede, intermit, knuckle, knuckle under,
   lay aside, lay by, lay over, lengthen, obstruct, pigeonhole,
   postpone, prolong, prorogate, prorogue, protract, push aside,
   put aside, put off, put on ice, put over, recess, remit, reserve,
   retard, set aside, set by, shelve, shift off, sleep on, slow,
   stall, stand over, stave off, stay, stretch out, submit, submit to,
   succumb, suspend, table, take a recess, truckle, waive, yield to

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