defer synonyms

defer

v.

  1. To postpone

    put off, delay, shelve; see delay 1, suspend 2.

  2. To yield; usually used with to

    submit, obey, accede, acquiesce, concede, comply, give in, bow; see also admit 3, agree to, yield 1, 3. See syn. study at yield.

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