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defer
To defer is to delay something until later or to give into someone else. (verb)
- An example of defer is when you tell the college to hold your place because you want to work for a year.
- An example of defer is when you let your husband have his way.
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See defer in Webster's New World College Dictionary
See defer in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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