defer
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Synonyms: deter, refer, deer, defur, defier, deafer, defter, sefer, dever, defeo, deffer
Antonyms: deter, refer, deer, defur, defier, deafer, defter, sefer, dever, defeo, deffer
Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.
Verb
- To delay or postpone.
- We're going to defer the decision until we have all the facts.
- to postpone induction into military service.
- After winning the opening coin toss, to postpone until the start of the second half a team's choice of whether to kick off or receive (and to allow the opposing team to make this choice at the start of the first half).
- To delay, to wait.
Verb
- To submit to the opinion or desire of others in respect to their judgment or authority.
- To render, to offer.
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