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defer

/ defer /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
submit or yield to another''s wish or opinion
"The government bowed to the military pressure"
Type of:
yield give in succumb
Derived:
deference respect respectfulness submission compliance
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s something
verb Sense 2
hold back to a later time
"let''s postpone the exam"
Type of:
delay
Kinds of:
call hold suspend probate reprieve
Derived:
putoff postponement deferment deferral shelver
Entails:
cancel call off reschedule
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
33%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
22
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

yield give in succumb delay call hold suspend probate reprieve