1. defer - verb
· hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"
Synonym(s): postpone, prorogue, hold_over, put_over, table, shelve, set_back, remit, put_off
Hypernym(s): delay
2. defer - verb
· yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"
Synonym(s): submit, bow, accede, give_in
Hypernym(s): yield, give_in, succumb, knuckle_under, buckle_under
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